| This is a small beetle (c3.5mm) and at first
glance very similar to many leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
yet Cyphon laevipennis actually belongs to Scirtidae.
There are numerous confusion species and many Cyphon are
difficult to identify. We found good numbers of this
beetle under bark, or within old Bulrush stems at Rufford
Country Park in February 2013. Identification was
confirmed by dissection, which is the only real way to
determine species accurately. Until recently, known as Cyphon
phragmiteticola. |
