Cossyphus
| Cossyphus | |
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| Cossyphus depressus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Tenebrionidae |
| Subfamily: | Lagriinae |
| Genus: | Cossyphus Olivier, 1791 |
Cossyphus is a genus of darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae. They occur in Asia and Africa. commonly referred to as "UFO darkling beetles".
These beetles are characterized by a flattened, shield like translucent body and are found frequently in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa.
Similarly to many Tenebrionid beetles, Cossyphus sp. are usually found in leaf litter and under debris like wood bark, being detritivores that feed on dead and decaying organic matter.
Species
There are about 33 species and subspecies. Species recorded include the following:
References
- 1 2 "Cossyphus Olivier, 1795". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 Háva, Jiří (2010). "Contribution to the Cossyphus species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Cossiphini)" (PDF). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology. 10 (1): 61–63.
- ↑ Doyen, John T. & Tschinkel, Walter R. (April 1982). "Phenetic and cladistic relationships among tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera)". Systematic Entomology. 7 (2): 127–183. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1982.tb00129.x.
- ↑ "UFO Darkling Beetles (Genus Cossyphus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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