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Species Cybocephalus californicus

Really tiny beetle on cactus, possibly associated with cochineal. - Cybocephalus californicus Cybocephalus californicus with exposed genital armature - Cybocephalus californicus - female Cybocephalus californicus, lateral genital armature - Cybocephalus californicus - female Cybocephalus californicus Horn - Cybocephalus californicus Microweisea - Cybocephalus californicus Microweisea - Cybocephalus californicus Microweisea - Cybocephalus californicus Microweisea - Cybocephalus californicus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
No Taxon (Cucujid series)
Family Cybocephalidae
Genus Cybocephalus
Species californicus (Cybocephalus californicus)
Explanation of Names
Cybocephalus californicus Horn 1879
Size
0.95-1.30 mm(1)
Range
BC-CA to MT-CO-OK-TX(1)
Life Cycle
in c. TX, mostly on Juniperus ashei(2)
Works Cited
1.The Cybocephalidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico
Smith T.R., Cave R.D. 2006. Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 99: 776-792.
2.Abundance and distribution of potential arthropod prey species in a typical Golden-cheeked Warbler habitat.
Quinn, M.A. 2000. Unpublished Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station. ix + 182 pp.