The Cerophytidae are a
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
of beetles belonging to
Elateroidea
The Elateroidea are a large superfamily of beetles. It contains the familiar click beetles, fireflies, and soldier beetles and their relatives. It consists of about 25,000 species.
Description
Elateroidea is a morphologically diverse group, i ...
. Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed.
[Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 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. 54-61. ] The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic.
Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking.
Taxonomy
After
at Joel's Hallan Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
Mesozoic clade:
* †'' Elaterocoleus'' Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Hettangian
The Hettangian is the earliest age and lowest stage of the Jurassic
The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (My ...
-Sinemurian
In the geologic timescale, the Sinemurian is an age and stage in the Early or Lower Jurassic Epoch or Series. It spans the time between 199.3 ± 2 Ma and 190.8 ± 1.5 Ma (million years ago). The Sinemurian is preceded by the Hettangian and is ...
)
* †'' Praelaterium'' Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian-Sinemurian
* †'' Necromeropsis'' Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber
Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. The ...
, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian
The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or the lowest stage of the Upper Cretaceous Series. An age is a unit of geochronology; it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the s ...
)
* †'' Aphytocerus'' Zherikhin 1977 Taimyr Amber Taymyr or Taimyr may refer to:
Places
*Taymyr Peninsula, a peninsula in Siberia
*Taymyr Gulf
*Taymyra, a river in the Taymyr Peninsula
*Lake Taymyr
*Taymyr Island, an island in the Kara Sea
*Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, a former federal subject of Rus ...
, Russia, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Santonian
The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya (million years ago) and 83.6 ± 0.7 mya. The ...
)
* †'' Jurassophytum'' Yu et al. 2019 Jiulongshan Formation
The Haifanggou Formation (), also known as the Jiulongshan Formation (), is a fossil-bearing rock deposit located near Daohugou () village of Ningcheng County, in Inner Mongolia, northeastern China.
The formation consists of coarse conglomerates ...
, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian
In the geologic timescale, the Callovian is an age and stage in the Middle Jurassic, lasting between 166.1 ± 4.0 Ma (million years ago) and 163.5 ± 4.0 Ma. It is the last stage of the Middle Jurassic, following the Bathonian and preceding the ...
)
* †'' Necromera'' Martynov 1926 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation
The Karabastau Formation ( kk, Qarabastaý svıtasy) is a geological formation and lagerstätte in the Karatau Mountains of southern Kazakhstan whose strata date to the Middle to Late Jurassic. It is an important locality for insect fossils that ...
, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic ( Oxfordian) Laiyang Formation
Laiyang city () is a county-level city within Yantai bordering Qingdao, located in the middle of the Shandong Peninsula, in Shandong province, China. The majority (70%) of its population are farmers and it is famous for producing the Laiyang pe ...
, Yixian Formation
The Yixian Formation (; formerly transcribed as Yihsien Formation) is a geological formation in Jinzhou, Liaoning, People's Republic of China, that spans the late Barremian and early Aptian stages of the Early Cretaceous. It is known for its ex ...
, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian
The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 121.4 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma (million years ago), a ...
)
Extant clade:
* †'' Wongaroo'' Oberprieler et al. 2016 Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed, Australia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian
In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 152.1 ± 4 Ma and 145.0 ± 4 Ma (million years ago). It is preceded by the K ...
)
* †'' Baissophytum'' Chang et al. 2011 Zaza Formation
The Zaza Formation is a geological formation located in Buryatia (Russia). It dates to the Lower Cretaceous period. It is Aptian in age and consists of Sandstone, sandstones, Siltstone, siltstones, Marl, marls and bituminous Shale, shales, deposi ...
, Russia, Aptian
* †'' Baissopsis'' Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
* †'' Amberophytum'' Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
* Genus '' Afrocerophytum'' Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
**'' Afrocerophytum vix'' Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
* Genus '' Aphytocerus'' Zherikhin, 1977
**'' Aphytocerus communis'' Zherikhin, 1977
* Genus '' Brachycerophytum'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Brachycerophytum sinchona'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
* Genus '' Cerophytum'' Latreille, 1806
**'' Cerophytum convexicolle'' LeConte, 1866
**'' Cerophytum japonicum'' Sasaji, 1999
**'' Cerophytum pulsator'' (Haldeman, 1845)
* Genus '' Phytocerum'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum alleni'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum belloi'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum birai'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum boliviense'' (Golbach, 1983)
**'' Phytocerum burakowskii'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum cayennense'' (de Bonvouloir, 1870)
**'' Phytocerum distinguendum'' (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
**'' Phytocerum golbachi'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum ingens'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum inpa'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum minutum'' (Golbach, 1983)
**'' Phytocerum serraticorne'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum simonkai'' Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
**'' Phytocerum trinidadense'' (Golbach, 1983)
**'' Phytocerum zikani'' (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
References
External links
*Cerophytidae at th
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