Summary ²

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

SoCal Status ³

One Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Prolixocupes lobiceps

Sources and Credits

1. (c) David R. Maddison, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Priacma_serrata.jpeg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupedidae
3. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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