Micrambe

Micrambe
Micrambe ulicis, United Kingdom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cryptophagidae
Subfamily: Cryptophaginae
Tribe: Cryptophagini
Genus: Micrambe
Thomson, 1863
Diversity
About 45+ species
Micrambe bimaculata, Russia

Micrambe, is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cryptophagidae. The genus contains more than 45 species. Six species are known from Madagascar and Réunion. About 23 species are known from South Africa.

Species

In addition to the living species, a fossil member of the genus, M.sarnensis, has been described from Eocene remains.

References

  1. ↑ Otero, José Carlos; Pereira, José Manuel (2017). "Records of the genus Micrambe Thomson, 1863 (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae) from Madagascar and Réunion Island". African Invertebrates. 58 (1): 49–64. doi:10.3897/afrinvertebr.58.12022. hdl:10347/17569. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Otero, Jose-Carlos (2012). "The species of the genus Micrambe Thomson 1863, from South Africa (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 48 (3–4): 407–438. doi:10.1080/00379271.2012.10697788.
  3. ↑ "Micrambe abietis (Paykull, 1798)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Otero, José Carlos; Pereira, José Manuel (2018). "On a new species of Micrambe from Africa (Coleoptera, Cryptophagidae)". ZooKeys (748): 47–56. doi:10.3897/zookeys.748.23856. PMC 5904456. PMID 29674913. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cryptophagids from the Maltese Islands with description of a new species of Micrambe THOMSON (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae)". University of Malta. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Micrambe micoae sp. n. (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae) from the Iberian Peninsula" (PDF). Entomologica Fennica. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "The First Eocene Species Of The Genus Micrambe" (PDF). Vestnik zoologii. Retrieved 3 April 2018.