Paracupes

Paracupes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cupedidae
Genus: Paracupes
Kolbe, 1898
Synonyms

Paracupoides Kirejtshuk, Nel & Kirejtshuk, 2016

Paracupes is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae, the reticulated beetles.

There are three extant species:

  • Paracupes ascius Neboiss, 1989 – Ecuador
  • Paracupes brasiliensis Kolbe, 1898 – Brazil
  • Paracupes mexicanus Rodríguez-Mirón & López-Pérez, 2019 – Chiapas, Mexico