Cypherotylus californicus

Cypherotylus californicus
near Portal Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Cypherotylus
Species:
C. californicus
Binomial name
Cypherotylus californicus
(Lacordaire, 1842)
Synonyms

Cypherotylus aspersus Crotch, 1873
Cypherotylus aspersus var. californicus (Lacordaire, 1842)
Cypherotylus asperus (lapsus)
Cypherotylus boisduvali californicus (Lacordaire, 1842)
Cypherotylus boisduvali var. californicus (Lacordaire, 1842)
Erotylus californicus Lacordaire, 1842
Gibbifer californicus (Lacordaire, 1842)

Cypherotylus californicus, known commonly as the blue fungus beetle or blue pleasing fungus beetle, is a species of pleasing fungus beetle in the family Erotylidae. It is recorded from Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Kansas in the United States, and the Mexican state of Sonora.[1] The elytra are blue with black dots, with the blue turning gray as they age. The adult beetles typically are about 1.4–1.8 cm (0.6–0.7 in) long.[2]

Biology

The beetle starts its life in the spring when it hatches from an egg, and pupates in the summer. It mates and lays eggs in the late summer and early fall. It feeds on fungi that it finds growing on logs and trees.

References

  1. ↑ Branham, M.A. (1993) A new eastern record for Cypherotylus californicus Lacordaire in the United States (Coleoptera: Erotylidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 47: 81–82. JSTOR
  2. ↑ "Species Cypherotylus californicus". BugGuide. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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