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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cucujoidea » Erotylid series » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylidae) » Pleasing Fungus Beetles (Erotylinae) » Erotylini » Cypherotylus » Cypherotylus californicus
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Gibbifer californicus - Cypherotylus californicus
Copyright © 2008 Richard C. Hoyer

Gibbifer californicus - Cypherotylus californicus
Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: ~15 mm
I know there are plenty of photos of this species up already, but this is such a lovely beetle. It should definitely have a common name.
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Contributed by Richard C. Hoyer on 10 August, 2008 - 8:00pm
Last updated 20 August, 2008 - 12:50pm

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I've always known it as the Pleasing Fungus Beetle. That's also the name that Art Evans uses in his book Field Guide To Insects and Spiders of North America.

It's such a fun name.
… Aaron Goodwin, 10 August, 2008 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

 
That's what I've known it as...
But it turns out that Pleasing Fungus Beetle is good for the whole family.
… Richard C. Hoyer, 10 August, 2008 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

Humpty Dumpty Erotylidae
Don't know if there are official common names for the beetles but I have seen this one called that in the subject line.

http://www.texasento.net/Gibbifer.htm
… Dave Beaudette, 10 August, 2008 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

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