Summary ²

Eucinetidae is a family of beetles, notable for their large coxal plates that cover much of the first ventrite of the abdomen, sometimes called plate-thigh beetles. The family is small for beetles, with about 37 species in nine genera, but are found worldwide.

SoCal Status ³

Only one Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Nycteus infumatus

Sources and Credits

1. S.E. Thorpe, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eucinetus_stewarti.jpg
2. Adapted by BJ Stacey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucinetidae
3. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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