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Chaetosomatidae
Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the superfamily Cleroidea Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly. Description Cleroidea is defined by the f .... There are three extant genera, two of which ('' Chaetosoma'' and '' Chaetosomodes)'' are endemic to New Zealand with the other ('' Malgassochaetus)'' native to Madagascar. Members of this family are predaceous on wood-boring insects. Taxonomy * Genus '' Chaetosoma'' Westwood, 1851 ** '' Chaetosoma colossa'' Opitz, 2010 ** '' Chaetosoma scaritides'' Westwood, 1851 * Genus '' Chaetosomodes'' Broun, 1921 ** '' Chaetosomodes halli'' Broun, 1921 * Genus '' Malgassochaetus'' Ekis & Menier, 1980 ** '' Malgassochaetus cordicollis'' (Menier & Ekis, 1982) ** '' Malgassochaetus crowsoni'' Ekis & Menier, 1980 ** '' Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi'' Ekis & Menier, 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaetosomatidae
Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the superfamily Cleroidea Cleroidea is a small superfamily of beetles containing over 10,000 species. Most of the members of the group are somewhat slender, often with fairly soft, flexible elytra, and typically hairy or scaly. Description Cleroidea is defined by the f .... There are three extant genera, two of which ('' Chaetosoma'' and '' Chaetosomodes)'' are endemic to New Zealand with the other ('' Malgassochaetus)'' native to Madagascar. Members of this family are predaceous on wood-boring insects. Taxonomy * Genus '' Chaetosoma'' Westwood, 1851 ** '' Chaetosoma colossa'' Opitz, 2010 ** '' Chaetosoma scaritides'' Westwood, 1851 * Genus '' Chaetosomodes'' Broun, 1921 ** '' Chaetosomodes halli'' Broun, 1921 * Genus '' Malgassochaetus'' Ekis & Menier, 1980 ** '' Malgassochaetus cordicollis'' (Menier & Ekis, 1982) ** '' Malgassochaetus crowsoni'' Ekis & Menier, 1980 ** '' Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi'' Ekis & Menier, 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |