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Scaphidomorphus

Scaphidomorphus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles. It belongs to subfamily Erotylinae. The members of this genus are found in the Neotropics lowlands, from Panama to northern Argentina.

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Scaphidomorphus
Scaphidomorphus bosci adult specimen
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Erotylidae
Genus: Scaphidomorphus
Hope, 1841

Scaphidomorphus is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles (family Erotylidae).1 It belongs to subfamily Erotylinae. The members of this genus are found in the Neotropics lowlands, from Panama to northern Argentina.2

This is a small genus, with only three species described:2

  • Scaphidomorphus bosci Guérin-Méneville, 1841
  • Scaphidomorphus quinquepunctatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Scaphidomorphus tripunctatus Guérin, 1946
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  1. "Scaphidomorphus Hope, 1841". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. Alvarenga, Moacyr (1994): Catálogo dos Erotylidae (Coleoptera) Neotropicais. [Catalogue of Neotropical Erotylidae (Coleoptera). Portuguese with English abstract.] Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 11(1): 1-175. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751994000100001.