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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Archostemata » Reticulated Beetles (Cupedidae) » Priacma » Priacma serrata

Species Priacma serrata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Reticulated Beetle - Priacma serrata Reticulated beetle - Priacma serrata Reticulated Beetle - Priacma serrata Priacma serrata? - Priacma serrata Unknown beetle - Priacma serrata Beetle - Priacma serrata Unidentified beetle - Priacma serrata Priacma serrata? - Priacma serrata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Archostemata
Family Cupedidae (Reticulated Beetles)
Genus Priacma
Species serrata (Priacma serrata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Priacma serrata (LeConte, 1861)
Numbers
This is the only species in the genus Priacma.
Identification
It is larger and grayer than Prolixocupes lobiceps.

Prosternum lacks tarsal grooves and has short antennae. (1)
Range
Western United States. (1)(2)

State/Provincial Records: (2)
US: CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
CAN: BC
Remarks
It is found in the yellow-pine forest of the Sierra Nevadas. They're slow fliers, but usually hover just out of reach.
Known to be attracted to chlorine bleach!
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.A new reticulated beetle (Coleoptera: Cupedidae) from Mexico with a catalogue of Cupedidae species of the world
Geovanni M. Rodríguez-Mirón & Sarah López-Pérez. 2019. Zootaxa 4567 (1): 147–160.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 15 October, 2007 - 8:05pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 9 December, 2021 - 4:09pm

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