Cavifronexus
| Cavifronexus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Cavifronexus guyanae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subtribe: | Corotocina |
| Genus: | Cavifronexus Zilberman, 2020 |
Cavifronexus is a genus of termitophilous beetles in the family Staphylinidae. It was first described by the Brazilian entomologist Bruno Zilberman in 2020, and includes two species[1] from the Neotropical region, recorded only from the Amazon rainforest, associated with termites of the genus Constrictotermes.[2][3]
Species
[edit]There are two species assigned to this genus:[4]
- Cavifronexus guyanae (Mann, 1923)
- Cavifronexus papaveroi Zilberman, 2020
Distribution
[edit]The species in this genus are found in Brazil and Guyana.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cavifronexus Zilberman, 2020". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Zilberman, Bruno (2018). "New species and synonymy in the genus Corotoca Schiødte, 1853 (Coleoptera, Aleocharinae, Corotocini)". Zootaxa. 4434 (3): 547–560. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4434.3.9. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30313179.
- 1 2 Zilberman, Bruno (2020). "Phylogenetic analysis of the genus Corotoca, with description of a new genus and species from Brazil (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 52 (2): 201–245. doi:10.1163/1876312X-bja10005. ISSN 1876-312X.
- ↑ "Cavifronexus Zilberman, 2020". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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