Clypastraea

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cucujoidea

Familia: Corylophidae
Subfamilia: Corylophinae
Tribus: Parmulini
Genus: Clypastraea
Species: C. brunnea – C. elongata – C. humeralis – C. lata – C. maderae – C. orientalis – C. palmi – C. pulchella – C. pusilla – C. reitteri
Name

Clypastraea Haldeman, 1842
Synonyms

Clypeaster Dejean, 1821 [nec Lamarck, 1801]
Clypastraea Haldeman, 1842: 191 (pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821) [gender: feminine]
Aspidocha Gistl, 1848 [nomen novum pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821]
Sacium LeConte, 1852: 144 [nomen novum pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821]
Parmulus Gundlach, 1853 [nomen novum pro Clypeaster Dejean, 1821]
Clypeastodes Casey, 1900: 70 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]
Molamba Casey, 1900: 71 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]
Sacinops Paulian, 1950: 101 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]
Aposacium Paulian, 1950: 103 [syn. Bowestead (1999: 30)]

Type species: * Clypeastodes Casey: Sacium maderae Kraatz, 1869, by monotypy
Molamba Casey: Molamba obesa Casey, 1900, by subsequent designation by Bowestead (1999: 30)
Sacinops Paulian: Sacinops macrothorax Paulian, 1950, by original designation
Aposacium Paulian: Aposacium major Paulian, 1950, by original designation

References

Bowestead, S. 1999: A revision of the Corylophidae (Coleoptera) of the West Palaearctic Region. Instrumenta biodiversitatis, (3 ). Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
Casey, T.L. 1900: Review of the American Corylophidæ, Cryptophagidæ, Tritomidæ and Dermestidæ, with other studies. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8 (2): 51–172. BHL

Clypastraea is a genus of minute hooded beetles in the family Corylophidae. There are more than 20 described species in Clypastraea.[1][2][3]

Species

These 23 species belong to the genus Clypastraea:

Clypastraea amabilis (LeConte, 1852)
Clypastraea angusticolle (Scott, 1908)
Clypastraea balteata (Matthews, 1899)
Clypastraea biguttata (LeConte, 1879)
Clypastraea brunnea (C.Brisout de Barneville, 1863)
Clypastraea decora (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea fasciata (Say, 1827)
Clypastraea fuscum Harold, 1875
Clypastraea lepida (LeConte, 1852)
Clypastraea lugubris (LeConte, 1852)
Clypastraea lunata (LeConte, 1852)
Clypastraea montana (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea nigra (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea obesa (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea obscura (LeConte, 1852)
Clypastraea ornata (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea palmi Bowestead, 1999
Clypastraea parvula (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea primainterpares Alekseev, 2016
Clypastraea pusilla (Gyllenhal, 1810)
Clypastraea reitteri Bowestead, 1999
Clypastraea specularis (Casey, 1900)
Clypastraea sp-one

References

"Clypastraea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
"Clypastraea". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

"Clypastraea genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.