Orthoperus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Corylophidae
Subfamilia: Corylophinae
Tribus: Orthoperini
Genus: Orthoperus
Species (32): O. acariformis – O. aeneocollis – O. aequalis – O. alutaceus – O. anxius – O. arizonicus – O. atomarius – O. atomus – O. brunneus – O. brunnipes – O. corticalis – O. cribratus – O. crotchii – O. glabra – O. gracilipes – O. grandiculus – O. intersitus – O. japonicus – O. loebli – O. micros – O. nigrescens – O. nikitskyi – O. pilosiusculus – O. princeps – O. pulchellus – O. punctatus – O. rogeri – O. sibiricus – O. scutellaris – O. suturalis – O. texanus – ?O. coomani
Name

Orthoperus Stephens, 1829
Synonyms

Orthoperus Stephens, 1829: 186 [gender: masculine]
Pithophilus Heer, 1841: 433
Microsphera Redtenbacher, 1845: 122
Eutrilia Casey, 1900: 65

Type species

Orthoperus Stephens: Dermestes punctum Marsham, 1802, by subsequent designation by Westwood (1838)
Pithophilus Heer: Pithophilus atomarius Heer, 1841, by monotypy
Microsphera Redtenbacher: Microsphera corticalis Redtenbacher, 1849, by monotypy
Eutrilia Casey: Eutrilia brunnea Casey, 1900, by monotypy

References

Bowestead, S. 1999: A revision of the Corylophidae (Coleoptera) of the West Palaearctic Region. Muséum d'histoire naturelle, Genève.
Bowestead, S. 2000: Two new species of Orthoperus Stephens, 1829 (Coleoptera: Corylophidae) from Russia. Russian entomological journal, 9 (3): 195–197.
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
Furukawa, K. 2012: A revision of the genus Orthoperus Stephens (Coleoptera: Corylophidae) from Japan. Insecta matsumurana (n.s.), (68): 1–16. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.

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

Species

These 28 species belong to the genus Orthoperus:

Orthoperus aeneocollis Blatchley, 1927
Orthoperus aequalis Sharp in Blackburn & Sharp, 1885
Orthoperus alutaceus Casey, 1900
Orthoperus anxius Mulsant & Rey, 1861
Orthoperus arizonicus Casey, 1900
Orthoperus atomarius (Heer, 1841)
Orthoperus atomus (Gyllenhal, 1808)
Orthoperus bahamicus Casey, 1900
Orthoperus brunneus (Casey, 1900)
Orthoperus brunnipes (Gyllenhal, 1808)
Orthoperus corticalis (Redtenbacher, 1845)
Orthoperus cribratus Matthews, 1899
Orthoperus crotchii Matthews, 1899
Orthoperus glaber (LeConte, 1852)
Orthoperus gracilipes Matthews, 1899
Orthoperus intersitus Bruce, 1951
Orthoperus loebli Bowestead, 1999
Orthoperus lucidus Casey
Orthoperus micros Casey, 1900
Orthoperus minutissimus Matthews, 1899
Orthoperus nigrescens Stephens, 1829
Orthoperus piceus Casey
Orthoperus princeps Casey, 1900
Orthoperus punctatus Wankowicz, 1865
Orthoperus rogeri Kraatz, 1874
Orthoperus scutellaris LeConte, 1878
Orthoperus suturalis LeConte, 1852
Orthoperus texanus Casey, 1900

References

"Orthoperus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
"Orthoperus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

"Orthoperus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.