Macrocis setifer

Macrocis setifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Ciidae
Genus:	Macrocis
Species:	M. setifer
Binomial name
	Macrocis setifer; Gorham, 1883
Synonyms
	Cis setifer;

Macrocis setifer is a species of beetle of the family Ciidae. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico (Veracruz) and Panama.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.2–1.45 mm (0.047–0.057 in). The body is convex, rounded and compact with the dorsal vestiture consisting of short and thick yellowish setae. The pronotum has single punctation and the surface between the punctures has a hexagonal microreticulated sculpture. The lateral margins are strongly explanate, not crenulated and visible for their entire lengths from above. The elytral punctation is subseriate and dual. Males have a frontoclypeal ridge bearing a pair of slightly convergent, fine and conical horns with acute apex and abdominal sex patch of approximately two-fifths of the length of the first abdominal ventrite and located next to its posterior margin at the midline.

Life history

The recorded host fungi are Ganoderma species, Hexagonia hydnoides, Rigidoporus species (including Rigidoporus microporus and Rigidoporus lineatus) and Earliella scabrosa.

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
↑ ITIS (2026). "Cis at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 2, 2026.
1 2 3 Oliveira, Ester H.; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano; Lawrence, John F. (2013). "Review of the Neotropical Ciidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Cis taurus species-group". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 71 (3). Retrieved October 2, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved October 2, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Cis at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved October 2, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 3 Oliveira, Ester H.; Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano; Lawrence, John F. (2013). "Review of the Neotropical Ciidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Cis taurus species-group". Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny. 71 (3). Retrieved October 2, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.