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Tenebrionoidea Genera
The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors. Taxonomy Tenebrionoidea contains the following families: * Aderidae Winkler 1927 (ant-like leaf beetles) * Anthicidae Latreille 1819 (ant-like flower beetles) *† Apotomouridae Bao et al. 2018 * Archeocrypticidae Kaszab 1964 * Boridae C. G. Thomson 1859 * Chalcodryidae Watt 1974 * Ciidae Leach 1819 (minute tree-fungus beetles) (= Cisidae) * Melandryidae Leach 1815 (false darkling beetles) * Meloidae Gyllenhal 1810 (blister beetles) * Mordellidae Latreille 1802 ( tumbling flower beetles) * Mycetophagidae Leach 1815 ( hairy fungus beetles) * Mycteridae Blanchard 1845 * Oedemeridae Latreille 1810 ( false blister beetles) * Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859 * Prostomidae C. G. Thomson 1859 * Pterogeniidae Crowson 1953 * Pyrochroidae Latreille 1807 ( fire-colored beetles, etc.) * Pythidae Solier 1834 * Ripiphoridae Gemminger and Harold 1870 ( wedg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre André Latreille
Pierre André Latreille (; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, ''Necrobia ruficollis''. He published his first important work in 1796 (), and was eventually employed by the . His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on arthropods for George Cuvier's monumental work, , the only part not by Cuvier himself. Latreille was considered the foremost entomologist of his time, and was described by one of his pupils as "the prince of entomologists". Biography Early life Pierre André Latreille was born on 29 November 1762 in the town of Brive, then in the province of Limousin, as the illegitimate child of Jean Joseph Sahuguet d'Amarzit, général ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mycteridae
The family Mycteridae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...s with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name palm and flower beetles. The family Mycteridae is distributed worldwide. There are about 30 genera and 160 species in three subfamilies Mycterinae, Hemipeplinae and Lacconotinae (=Eurypinae). These 3 subfamilies are extremely diverse in appearance and are sometimes difficult to have a present diagnosis of the adults at the family level. About 20 species are found in Australia, species of three genera are found in North America ('' Mycterus'', '' Hemipeplus'' and '' Lacconotus'') The larvae are generally flattened and typically inhabit the spaces between leaves or the bases of fronds, where they a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synchroidae
The Synchroidae are a small family of tenebrionoid beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...s with no vernacular common name. The family consists of three extant genera, '' Mallodrya'', '' Synchroa'', and '' Synchroina'', with a total of nine species., which are found in North America, East Asia and Southeast Asia. The larvae of species of ''Synchroa'' are known to feed on rotting cambium tissue found in deciduous trees, with adults being nocturnal.Ślipinśki, Adam and Lawrence, John F.. "11.16. Synchroidae Lacordaire, 1859". ''Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)'', edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 667-669. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenotrachelidae
Stenotrachelidae, commonly called false longhorn beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. They are native to the Holarctic region. The larvae feed on heavily decomposed wood, while the adults are likely short lived and probably feed on pollen.Lawrence, John F. and Ślipinśki, Adam. "11.17. Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859". ''Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)'', edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 670-674. Classification The false longhorn beetles belongs to the large superfamily Tenebrionoidea. There are three subfamilies with about 6 genera and 20 species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scraptiidae
The family Scraptiidae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles sometimes called false flower beetles. There are about 400 species in 30 genera with a world-wide distribution. The adults are found on flowers, sometimes in large numbers, but are also found on foliage. The larvae are typically found under the bark of dead trees. The oldest fossils of the group date to the Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), Era. The name ''Eocene' .... Genera Genera include: *'' Allopoda'' *'' Anaspis'' *'' Canifa'' *'' Cyrtanaspis'' *'' Diclidia'' *'' Larisia'' *'' Nassipa'' *'' Naucles'' *'' Neoscraptia'' *'' Pectotoma'' *'' Pentaria'' *'' Pseudopentaria'' *'' Scraptia'' *'' Silaria'' *'' Sphingocephalus'' *'' Trotomma'' *'' Trotommidea'' References Tenebrionoidea Beetle families {{S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salpingidae
Salpingidae or narrow-waisted bark beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The species are small, about 1.5 – 7 mm in length. The family is globally distributed and consists of about 45 genera and 300 species, which are generally found in the temperate regions of both hemispheres. The family is mainly associated with plants (both living and dead) as well as with ascomycete and hyphomycete fungi. Some members of the family are associated with unusual habitats, like ''Aegialites'' and '' Antarcticodomus,'' which are found in coastal areas including the intertidal zone, with former feeding on algae.Lawrence, John F., Ślipinśki, Adam, Pollock, Darren A. and Escalona, Hermes. "11.25. Salpingidae Leach, 1815". ''Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)'', edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 722-729 Genera These 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ripiphoridae
Ripiphoridae (formerly spelled Rhipiphoridae) is a cosmopolitan family of some 450 described species of beetles sometimes called "wedge-shaped beetles". Ripiphoridae are unusual among beetle families in that many species are hypermetamorphic parasitoids, an attribute that they share with the Meloidae. Members of the family differ in their choice of hosts, but most attack various species of bees or wasps, while some others attack cockroaches or beetles. Many species of Ripiphoridae have abbreviated elytra, and flabellate or pectinate antennae. Biology The subfamily Ripiphorinae parasitise bees and wasps (Hymenoptera), while Ripidiinae parasitises cockroaches (Blattodea) and Pelecotominae parasitises larvae of wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera). Species that attack bees typically lay their eggs on flowers. There the eggs hatch almost immediately into small planidial larvae and lie in wait for a visiting host. The planidium mounts the bee and rides it back to the hive. There i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pythidae
The family Pythidae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name dead log bark beetles. There are seven genera, which are largely native to the mid-high latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere and Australia, with one genus also present in the tropical Americas. The larvae are generally found with decaying vegetation and wood on which they feed, while adults are not associated with the larvae and are generally caught using malaise traps and light traps.Pollock, Darren A.. "11.23. Pythidae Solier, 1834". ''Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)'', edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 708-715. Genera These genera belong to the family Pythidae * '' Anaplopus'' Blackburn, 1890 Australia * '' Ischyomius'' Chevrolat, 1878 Central America and Northern South America * '' Osp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire-coloured Beetle
Fire-coloured beetles is the common name for members of the tenebrionoid family Pyrochroidae. The family is found worldwide, and is most diverse at temperate latitudes. Adults measure 2-20 mm; larvae reach 35 mm. Larvae of Pyrochroinae are found associated with the bark of dead trees. They are probably mostly fungivorous, although they may become cannibalistic if too crowded. This family contains some 150 species in 30 genera. The males of many species in the subfamily Pyrochroinae have comb- or antler-like antennae. This family also now includes most former members of the defunct family Pedilidae. 280px, ''Pyrochroa serraticornis'' Genera These 21 genera belong to the family Pyrochroidae: * '' Agnathus'' Germar, 1818 * '' Anisotria'' Young, 1984 * '' Cononotus'' Leconte, 1851 * '' Dendroides'' Latreille, 1810 * '' Exocalopus'' Broun, 1893 * '' Frontodendroidopsis'' Young, 2004 * '' Hemidendroides'' Ferrari, 1869 * '' Lithomacratria'' Wickham, 1914 * '' Malagaethes'' Pollock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrochroidae
Fire-coloured beetles is the common name for members of the tenebrionoid family Pyrochroidae. The family is found worldwide, and is most diverse at temperate latitudes. Adults measure 2-20 mm; larvae reach 35 mm. Larvae of Pyrochroinae are found associated with the bark of dead trees. They are probably mostly fungivorous, although they may become cannibalistic if too crowded. This family contains some 150 species in 30 genera. The males of many species in the subfamily Pyrochroinae have comb- or antler-like antennae. This family also now includes most former members of the defunct family Pedilidae. 280px, ''Pyrochroa serraticornis'' Genera These 21 genera belong to the family Pyrochroidae: * '' Agnathus'' Germar, 1818 * '' Anisotria'' Young, 1984 * '' Cononotus'' Leconte, 1851 * '' Dendroides'' Latreille, 1810 * '' Exocalopus'' Broun, 1893 * '' Frontodendroidopsis'' Young, 2004 * '' Hemidendroides'' Ferrari, 1869 * '' Lithomacratria'' Wickham, 1914 * '' Malagaethes'' Pollock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterogeniidae
Pterogeniidae is a family of beetles belonging to the supefamily Tenebrionoidea. They are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Adults and larvae have been found associated with the fruiting bodies of polypore fungi, although adults can also be found in litter Litter consists of waste products that have been discarded incorrectly, without consent, at an unsuitable location. Litter can also be used as a verb; to litter means to drop and leave objects, often man-made, such as aluminum cans, paper cups, ... and debris. Taxonomy Genera in the family include: * '' Histanocerus'' Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands * '' Pterogenius'' Sri Lanka. * '' Kryptogenius'' India and Southeast Asia * '' Tychogenius'' Borneo * '' Katagenius'' (from southern India) * '' Laenagenius'' China * '' Anogenius'' Malay Peninsula References External links *http://nomen.at/Tenebrionoidea Tenebrionoidea Beetle families {{Tenebrionoidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
