Cis sordidus (a species of minute tree-fungus-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Lawrence, J.F. (2016). The Australian Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea): A Preliminary Revision. Zootaxa 4198 (1): 1-208.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Ciidae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 2.0
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: fungus-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic
