Caenocara scymnoides
LeConte, 1865
Cub Puffball Beetle
Caenocara scymnoides is a small anobiine in the Ptinidae (formerly placed in Anobiidae), known by the Cub Puffball Beetle. It occurs in North America, with records from western Canadian provinces including Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba. The is rarely collected, with only two observations documented on iNaturalist.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Caenocara scymnoides: /ˌsɛnoʊˈkɛrə ˌsɪmˈnɔɪdiːz/
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Distribution
North America. Documented from Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba in Canada.
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Family placement
This has been classified in both Anobiidae and Ptinidae depending on taxonomic treatment. Current sources including NCBI and iNaturalist place it in Ptinidae, while Wikipedia retains the older Anobiidae classification.
Common name origin
The 'Cub Puffball ' likely refers to the Caenocara, whose members are associated with puffball fungi (Lycoperdaceae) as larval .