Biology:Cis occamy

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cis occamy
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Ciidae
Subfamily: Ciinae
Genus: Cis
Species:
C. occamy
Binomial name
Cis occamy
Rosa-Oliveira & Lopes-Andrade, 2023

Cis occamy is a species of minute tree-fungus beetle in the family Ciidae. It is found in Brazil.[1][2]

Phylogenetically, it is inside the Cis bilamellatus species-group, defined by characteristics in the male and female genitalia.[2]

It has been found in Atlantic Forest biomes in the states of São Paulo (Rio Claro being its type locality), Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.[3][4]

It uses several bracket fungi as hosts. The species identified are Fabisporus sanguineus, Trametes membranacea, Trametes villosa and Fuscoporia gilva.[4]

The etymology of the species name is an homage to occamy, a fictitious creature in the Harry Potter universe, named after the principle of Ockham's razor.[2][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q124385624 entry