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Pediacus
Pediacus is the largest genus in the family Cucujidae. It contains 31 currently recognized species. Pediacus adults are relatively small (2.7-7.0mm), flattened brownish beetles with no or very small temples, and short antennae with a distinct club. Male genitalia are inverted and possess a short flagellum.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pediacus dermestoides
speciesPediacus dermestoides
Pediacus depressus
speciesPediacus depressus
Pediacus japonicus
speciesPediacus japonicus
Pediacus fuscus
speciesPediacus fuscus
Pediacus stephani
speciesPediacus stephani
Pediacus subglaber
speciesPediacus subglaber
Pediacus hesperoglaber
speciesPediacus hesperoglaber
Pediacus ommatodon
speciesPediacus ommatodon
Pediacus australis
speciesPediacus australis
Pediacus gracilis
speciesPediacus gracilis
Pediacus andrewsi
speciesPediacus andrewsi
Pediacus carinatus
speciesPediacus carinatus
Pediacus pendleburyi
speciesPediacus pendleburyi
Pediacus sinensis
speciesPediacus sinensis
Pediacus taiwanensis
speciesPediacus taiwanensis
Pediacus thomasi
speciesPediacus thomasi
Pediacus fujianensis
speciesPediacus fujianensis
Pediacus japonicoides
speciesPediacus japonicoides
Pediacus leei
speciesPediacus leei
Pediacus ater
speciesPediacus ater
Pediacus confertus
speciesPediacus confertus
Pediacus major
speciesPediacus major
Pediacus similis
speciesPediacus similis
Pediacus bhutanicus
speciesPediacus bhutanicus
Pediacus elongatus
speciesPediacus elongatus
Pediacus kurosawai
speciesPediacus kurosawai
Pediacus smirnovi
speciesPediacus smirnovi
Pediacus montivagus
speciesPediacus montivagus
Pediacus mexicanus
speciesPediacus mexicanus
Pediacus rufipes
speciesPediacus rufipes
Pediacus tabellatus
speciesPediacus tabellatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90885.