Cyclaxyra
Genus of beetles
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Cyclaxyra is a genus of cucujoid beetles in the family Cyclaxyridae, and the sole extant genus in the family, others being known only from fossils.[1] There are two described species in Cyclaxyra, found on the North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island of New Zealand.[2][3] It is an inhabitant of New Zealand's sooty mould habitat and are mycophagous, feeding on spores, conidia, and hyphae.[3]
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| Cyclaxyra politula | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cyclaxyridae |
| Genus: | Cyclaxyra Broun, 1893 |
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Cyclaxyra has been treated as part of the family Phalacridae in the past, but is now considered the only living genus of the family Cyclaxyridae.[3][4] Fossil genera include Neolitochropus from Eocene aged Bitterfeld amber in Germany and Electroxyra (formerly considered a member of Cyclaxyra) from Cenomanian aged Burmese amber from Myanmar.
Species
These two species belong to the genus Cyclaxyra:
- Cyclaxyra jelineki Gimmel, 2009
- Cyclaxyra politula (Broun, 1881)