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Cafius Stephens, 1829
- Species Cafius aguayoi Bierig, 1934
- Species Cafius algarum (Sharp, 1874)
- Species Cafius algophilus Broun, 1894
- Species Cafius andamanensis Coiffait, 1981
- Species Cafius australis (Redtenbacher, 1867)
- Species Cafius bistriatus (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius bisulcatus (Solier, 1849)
- Species Cafius bryanti Cameron, 1943
- Species Cafius canescens (Mäklin, 1852)
- Species Cafius caribeanus Bierig, 1934
- Species Cafius catenatus Fauvel, 1877
- Species Cafius ceylonicus Bernhauer, 1902
- Species Cafius cicatricosus (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius congruus (Walker, 1858)
- Species Cafius decipiens (LeConte, 1863)
- Species Cafius flicki Vauloger, 1897
- Species Cafius fonticola (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius fucicola Curtis, 1830
- Species Cafius gigas Lea, 1929
- Species Cafius histrio (Sharp, 1874)
- Species Cafius lithocharinus (LeConte, 1863)
- Species Cafius litoreus (Broun, 1880)
- Species Cafius luteipennis Horn, 1884
- Species Cafius maritimus (Broun, 1880)
- Species Cafius martini Cameron, 1927
- Species Cafius mimulus (Sharp, 1874)
- Species Cafius mutatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868
- Species Cafius nasutus Fauvel, 1877
- Species Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
- Species Cafius opacus (LeConte, 1863)
- Species Cafius pacificus (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius postseriatulus Koch, 1936
- Species Cafius puncticeps White, 1846
- Species Cafius quadriimpressus (White, 1846)
- Species Cafius ragazzii Gestro, 1889
- Species Cafius rufescens Sharp, 1889
- Species Cafius rufifrons Bierig, 1934
- Species Cafius sabulosus Fauvel, 1877
- Species Cafius seminitens Horn, 1884
- Species Cafius seriatus Fauvel, 1877
- Species Cafius subtilis Cameron, 1922
- Species Cafius sulcicollis (LeConte, 1863)
- Species Cafius velutinus Fauvel, 1877
- Species Cafius vestitus (Sharp, 1874)
- Species Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius zealandicus Cameron, 1947
- Species Cafius areolatus Fauvel, 1877 accepted as Cafius australis (Redtenbacher, 1867)
- Species Cafius arrowi Bernhauer, 1931 accepted as Cafius martini Cameron, 1927
- Species Cafius bilineatus (Erichson, 1840) accepted as Cafius bistriatus (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius caviceps Broun, 1886 accepted as Cafius puncticeps White, 1846 (junior synonym)
- Species Cafius densiventris Fauvel, 1877 accepted as Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
- Species Cafius dubius (LeConte, 1863) accepted as Cafius opacus (LeConte, 1863)
- Species Cafius expuncticollis Koch, 1936 accepted as Cafius quadriimpressus (White, 1846)
- Species Cafius femoralis (Mäklin, 1853) accepted as Cafius mutatus Gemminger & Harold, 1868
- Species Cafius heroopoliticus Koch, 1936 accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius horni Bernhauer, 1902 accepted as Cafius congruus (Walker, 1858)
- Species Cafius keysianus Donisthorpe, 1930 accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius lateralis Stephens, 1833 accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius littoralis Fauvel, 1877 accepted as Cafius pacificus (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius littoralis Stephens, 1833 accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius longipennis (Walker, 1858) accepted as Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
- Species Cafius parallelus (Kraatz, 1859) accepted as Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
- Species Cafius puncticollis (Boheman, 1858) accepted as Cafius nauticus (Fairmaire, 1849)
- Species Cafius punctilinea (Walker, 1858) accepted as Cafius congruus (Walker, 1858)
- Species Cafius sculticeps (Motschulsky, 1858) accepted as Cafius cicatricosus (Erichson, 1840)
- Species Cafius tessellatus Stephens, 1833 accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius variegatus (Erichson, 1840) accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
- Species Cafius variolosus (Sharp, 1871) accepted as Cafius xantholoma (Gravenhorst, 1806)
marine, terrestrial
Stephens, J.F. (1829). The nomenclature of British insects; being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the systematic catalogue of British insects, and forming a guide to their classification. Baldwin and Cradock: London. 68 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 23 [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Cafius Stephens, 1829. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150665 on 2025-03-23
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Nomenclature
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Stephens, J.F. (1829). The nomenclature of British insects; being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the systematic catalogue of British insects, and forming a guide to their classification. Baldwin and Cradock: London. 68 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 23 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 23 [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Other
additional source
Cheng, L. (Ed.). (1976). Marine insects. North-Holland Publishing Company: Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 0-444-11213-8. XII, 581 pp., available online at http://repositories.cdlib.org/sio/techreport/48/ [details]
additional source Macfarlane, R.P.; Maddison, P.A.; Andrew, I.G.; Berry, J.A.; Johns, P.M.; Hoarre, R.J.B.; Larivière, M.; Greenslade, P.; Henderson, R.C.; Smithers, C.N.; Palma, R.L.; Ward, J.B.; Pilgrim, R.L.C.; Towns, D.R.; McLellan, I.; Teulon, D.A.J.; Hitchings, T.R.; Eastop, V.F.; Martin, N.A.; Fletcher, M.J.; Stufkens, A.W.; Dale, P.J.; Burckhardt, D.; Buckley, T.R. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, insects. <i>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils</i>. pp. 233-467. [details]
additional source Frank, H.; Ahn, K.-J. (2011). Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 107: 1-98. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Macfarlane, R.P.; Maddison, P.A.; Andrew, I.G.; Berry, J.A.; Johns, P.M.; Hoarre, R.J.B.; Larivière, M.; Greenslade, P.; Henderson, R.C.; Smithers, C.N.; Palma, R.L.; Ward, J.B.; Pilgrim, R.L.C.; Towns, D.R.; McLellan, I.; Teulon, D.A.J.; Hitchings, T.R.; Eastop, V.F.; Martin, N.A.; Fletcher, M.J.; Stufkens, A.W.; Dale, P.J.; Burckhardt, D.; Buckley, T.R. (2010). Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, insects. <i>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 2. Kingdom Animalia: Chaetognatha, Ecdysozoa, Ichnofossils</i>. pp. 233-467. [details]
additional source Frank, H.; Ahn, K.-J. (2011). Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 107: 1-98. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.107.1651 [details] Available for editors

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Habitat proximal to high tide zone: sandy beach: under seaweeds & under seagrasses & under debris [details]