''Cupes'' is a genus of beetles in the family

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. The family consists of about 30 species in 9 genera, with ...

. The Cupedidae are typical “reticulate” or “net-winged” beetles with incompletely sclerotized elytra that produce the characteristic reticulate appearance. ''Cupes'' contains a single

living Living or The Living may refer to: Common meanings *Life, a condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms ** Living species, one that is not extinct *Personal life, the course of an individual human's life * ...

species '' Cupes capitatus'' and a number of

extinct Extinction is the termination of an organism by the death of its Endling, last member. A taxon may become Functional extinction, functionally extinct before the death of its last member if it loses the capacity to Reproduction, reproduce and ...

species described from fossils dating from the

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch (geology), epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.33 to 2.58Paleocene The Paleocene ( ), or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), ...

. ''C. capitatus'' is native to eastern North America, while the fossils are described from China and Europe. ''C. capitatus'' adults are long on average with red to gray-brown body color and a bright orange head that is molded into several knobby protuberances.Hörnschemeyer, T. 2010
''Cupes capitatus'' Fabricius 1801.
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Species

*'' Cupes capitatus'' Fabricius, 1801 (extant eastern North America) *†'' Cupes distinctissimus'' Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2016 (

Thanetian The Thanetian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy, ICS Geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age or uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Paleocene epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Serie ...

Menat Formation The Menat Formation is a geologic formation in France. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleocene. It is a maar deposit located on top of an ancient volcano, the extent is very localised with the outcropping area being around 600 by 1000 me ...

France) *†'' Cupes eckfeldensis'' (Tröster, 1993) (

Eocene The Eocene ( ) is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (Ma). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes ...

Eckfelder Maar The Eckfelder Maar is a former volcanic lake, that was formed during the Middle Eocene around 44.3 million years ago and is thus the oldest known maar. It lies in the southwestern Eifel mountains near Manderscheid in Germany.

, Germany) *†'' Cupes golovatchi'' Kirejtshuk, 2020 (Eocene, Eckfelder Maar, Germany) *†'' Cupes groehni'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 (

Priabonian The Priabonian is, in the ICS's geologic timescale, the latest age or the upper stage of the Eocene Epoch or Series. It spans the time between . The Priabonian is preceded by the Bartonian and is followed by the Rupelian, the lowest stage ...

Baltic amber Baltic amber or succinite is amber from the Baltic region, home of its largest known deposits. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that this forested region provided the re ...

) *†'' Cupes hoffeinsorum'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber) *†''

Cupes kerneggeri ''Cupes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Cupedidae. The Cupedidae are typical “reticulate” or “net-winged” beetles with incompletely sclerotized elytra that produce the characteristic reticulate appearance. ''Cupes'' contains a sin ...

'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber) *†'' Cupes komissari'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber) *†'' Cupes legalovi'' Kirejtshuk, 2020 (Eocene, Eckfelder Maar, Germany) *†'' Cupes longus'' Hong & Wang, 1987 (

Burdigalian The Burdigalian is, in the geologic timescale, an age (geology), age or stage (stratigraphy), stage in the early Miocene. It spans the time between 20.43 ± 0.05 annum, Ma and 15.97 ± 0.05 Ma (million years ago). Preceded by the Aquitanian (sta ...

, Shangwan Formation, China) *†'' Cupes lutzi'' Kirejtshuk, 2020 (Eocene, Eckfelder Maar, Germany) *†'' Cupes manifestus'' Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2010 (Thanetian, Menat Formation, France) *†'' Cupes messelensis'' (Tröster, 1993) (

Lutetian The Lutetian is, in the geologic timescale, a stage (stratigraphy), stage or age (geology), age in the Eocene. It spans the time between . The Lutetian is preceded by the Ypresian and is followed by the Bartonian. Together with the Bartonian it ...

Messel pit The Messel Formation is a Formation (geology), geologic formation in Hesse, central Germany, dating back to the Eocene Epoch (geology), epoch (about 47 Ma). Its geographic range is restricted to the Messel pit. There it unconformably overlie ...

, Germany) *†'' Cupes nabozhenkoi'' Kirejtshuk, 2020 (Lutetian, Messel pit, Germany) *†'' Cupes ponomarenkoi'' Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2010 (Ypresian,

Oise amber Oise amber () is a type of amber found near the Oise river near Creil in northern France. Oise amber is around 53 million years old, dating to the Early Eocene (Ypresian). Oise amber is softer than Baltic amber, although Oise amber is older ...

, France) *†'' Cupes praeglacialis'' Gersdorf, 1976 (

Piacenzian The Piacenzian is in the international geologic time scale the upper stage (stratigraphy), stage or latest age (geology), age of the Pliocene. It spans the time between 3.6 ± 0.005 year#SI prefix multipliers, Ma and 2.58 Ma (million years ago). T ...

, Germany) *†'' Cupes rohdendorfi'' Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1960 (Priabonian, Baltic amber) *†'' Cupes simillimus'' Kirejtshuk ''et al.'', 2016 (Thanetian, France) *†'' Cupes tessellatus'' Motschulsky, 1856 (Priabonian, Baltic amber) *†'' Cupes wedmannae'' Kirejtshuk, 2020 (Lutetian, Messel pit, Germany) *†'' Cupes weitschati'' Kirejtshuk, 2005 (Priabonian, Baltic amber)

References

Cupedidae Monotypic Archostemata genera Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius {{Cupedidae-stub