Genus Cregya

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Habitat · Works Cited

4-spotted South Texas Clerid - Cregya quadrinotata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Cleroidea (Bark-gnawing, Checkered and Soft-winged Flower Beetles)

Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)

Genus Cregya

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cregya LeConte 1861

Numbers

Three species are found in North America. (1)

Size

Small, less than 10 mm.

Identification

Antennae are 10-segmented and the pronotum is expanded laterally at the middle. Elytra are coarsely punctured and the eye facets are large. (1)

Habitat

Members of this genus have been collected from trees infested with bark beetles (Scolytinae) and longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 1 October, 2006 - 3:34am
Additional contributions by Brad Barnd
Last updated 7 December, 2007 - 3:18pm

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