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Reticulated Beetles
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Reticulated Beetles

Cupedidae

The Cupedidae are a small family of beetles, notable for the square pattern of "windows" on their elytra (hard forewings), which give the family their common name of reticulated beetles.

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9 branches of this family, most-observed first

Tenomerga

genusTenomerga

Priacma

genusPriacma

Cupes

genusCupes

Adinolepis

genusAdinolepis

Prolixocupes

genusProlixocupes

Distocupes

genusDistocupes

Rhipsideigma

genusRhipsideigma

Paracupes

genusParacupes

Ascioplaga

genusAscioplaga

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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