''Hypulus'' is a genus of
beetles
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
belonging to the family
Melandryidae
Melandryidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. Members of the family are found worldwide, with around 420 species in 60 genera. Larvae and adults are generally associated with rotting wood and wood-decomposing fungi.
Gen ...
. The species of this genus are found in Europe and North America
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Hypulus'':
* ''
Hypulus bifasciatus''
(Fabricius, 1792)
* ''
Hypulus californicus''
Van Dyke, 1928
* ''
Hypulus cingulatus''
Lewis, 1895
* ''
Hypulus quercinus''
(Quensel, 1790)
* ''
Hypulus simulator''
Newman, 1838
References
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Melandryidae