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Bostrichoidea
Bostrichoidea is a superfamily of beetles. It is the type superfamily of the infraorder Bostrichiformia. Description The Bostrichoidea are united by the following features: modified cryptonephridism, the structure of the aedeagus in males, and the lack of a basal mandibular mola in larvae. Aside from this, Bostrichoidea show a range of morphologies. For example, in Bostrichidae alone, the adult body shape varies from convex to flattened, the body length from 2 to 50 mm, and the colour may be yellow, brown or black and sometimes has a metallic hue. Ecology Bostrichoids generally live in dry habitats. For example, many Bostrichidae feed on wood, though some attack monocotyledonous plants as well and ''Rhyzopertha dominica'' feeds on stored grains and cereal products. Similarly, most Ptinidae are wood-borers as larvae but some feed on other dry plant or animal material, such as stored foods, tobacco and museum specimens. Dermestidae are typically scavengers on dried organic m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anobiinae
Anobiinae is a subfamily of death-watch beetles in the family Ptinidae, with at least 45 genera. It was formerly considered a member of the family Anobiidae, but its family name has since been changed to Ptinidae. The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". A few species, such as the common furniture beetle, '' Anobium punctatum'', are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures. Genera These 46 genera belong to the subfamily Anobiinae: * '' Actenobius'' Fall, 1905 * '' Allobregmus'' Español, 1970 * '' Anobichnium'' Linck, 1949 * '' Anobiopsis'' Fall, 1905 * '' Anobium'' Fabricius, 1775 * '' Anomodesmina'' Español, 1991 * '' Australanobium'' Español, 1976 * '' Belemia'' Español, 1984 * '' Cacotemnus'' LeConte, 1861 * '' Colposternus'' Fall, 1905 * ''Ctenobium'' LeConte, 1865 * '' Desmatogaster'' Knutson, 1963 * '' Endroedyina'' Español et Comas, 1991 * '' Euceratocerus'' LeConte, 1874 * '' F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptinidae
Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetles. The Ptinidae family species are hard to identify because they are so small, and they have a compact body structure. They also have similar morphologies within the genera and species of the family. There are three main groups in the superfamily Bostrichoidea: Bostrichidae, Anobiidae, and Ptinidae. These have undergone frequent changes in hierarchical classification since their inception. They have been treated as a single family, three independent families, the two families Bostrichidae and Anobiidae, or the two families Bostrichidae and Ptinidae. More recent literature treats these as the two families Bostrichidae and Ptinidae, with Anobiidae a subfamily of Ptinidae (Anobiinae). Spider beetles are so named because they look like spiders. Some species have long legs, antenna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernobiinae
Ernobiinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 8 genera and at least 90 described species in Ernobiinae. The subfamily Dryophilinae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, but the family name has since been changed to Ptinidae. Genera These 10 genera belong to the subfamily Ernobiinae: * '' Episernomorphus'' Roubal, 1917 * '' Episernus'' Thomson, 1863 * '' Ernobius'' Thomson, 1859 * '' Microzogus'' Fall, 1905 * '' Ochina'' Sturm, 1826 * '' Ozognathus'' LeConte, 1861 * '' Paralobium'' Fall, 1905-01 * '' Utobium'' Fall, 1905 * '' Xarifa'' Fall, 1905-01 * '' Xestobium'' Motschulsky, 1845 i c g b Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * Bostrichoidea {{bostrichoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endecatomidae
''Endecatomus'' is a genus of beetles, the sole member of the family Endecatomidae. There are at least four described species in ''Endecatomus''. Endecatomidae was formerly treated as a subfamily of Ciidae or Bostrichidae. They are found in the Holarctic region. Adults and larvae feed on the fruiting bodies of bracket fungus A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'r ..., creating bored cavities as they do so.Lawrence, John F.. "6.2. Endecatomidae LeConte, 1861". ''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. 206-209. Species * '' Endecatomus dorsalis'' Mellié, 1848 * '' Endecatomus lanatus'' (Lesne, 1934) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyctinae
Powderpost beetles are a group of seventy species of woodboring beetles classified in the insect subfamily Lyctinae. These beetles, along with spider beetles, death watch beetles, common furniture beetles, skin beetles, and others, make up the superfamily Bostrichoidea. While most woodborers have a large prothorax, powderpost beetles do not, making their heads more visible. In addition to this, their antennae have two-jointed clubs. They are considered pests and attack deciduous trees, over time reducing the wood to a powdery dust. The damage caused by longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) is often confused with that of powderpost beetles, but the two groups are unrelated. The larvae of the Cerambycidae are white, straight and generally flat-headed, whereas those of the Bostrichidae are white and C-shaped. Name The term "powderpost" comes from the fact that the larvae of these beetles feed on wood and, given enough time, can reduce it to a mass of fine powder. Because of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bostrichiformia
Bostrichiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles. It contains two superfamilies, Derodontoidea and Bostrichoidea, which includes the Dermestidae, Ptinidae, Bostrichidae The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species. They are commonly called auger beetles, false powderpost beetles, or horned powderpost beetles. The head of most auger beetles cannot be seen from above, as it is down ... and others. References Insect infraorders Taxa named by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes {{Bostrichiformia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dryophilinae
Dryophilinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least six genera and two described species in Dryophilinae. The subfamily Dryophilinae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, the but family name has since been changed to Ptinidae. Genera These six genera belong to the subfamily Dryophilinae: * '' Dryophilus'' Chevrolat, 1832 * '' Grynobius'' Thomson, 1859 * '' Homophthalmus'' Abeille de Perrin, 1875 * '' Neodryophilus'' Espaol & Belles, 1981 * '' Pseudodryophilus'' Heyden, 1891 * '' Ptilineurus'' Reitter, 1902-01 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading * * * * * * Ptinidae {{bostrichoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorcatominae
Dorcatominae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about 16 genera and at least 190 described species in Dorcatominae. The subfamily Dorcatominae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, but the family name has since been changed to Ptinidae. Genera These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Dorcatominae: * '' Anitys'' Thomson, 1863 * '' Byrrhodes'' LeConte, 1878 * '' Caenocara'' Thomson, 1859 (puffball beetles) * '' Calymmaderus'' Solier, 1849 * '' Calytheca'' White, 1973 * '' Cryptoramorphus'' White, 1966-01 * '' Dorcatoma'' Herbst, 1792 * '' Mirosternus'' Sharp, 1881 * '' Mizodorcatoma'' Hayashi, 1955 * '' Petalium'' LeConte, 1861 * '' Protheca'' LeConte, 1865 * '' Sculptotheca'' Schilsky, 1900 * '' Stagetus'' Wollaston, 1861 * '' Stichtoptychus'' Fall, 1905 * '' Striatheca'' White, 1973 * † '' Venablesia'' Britton, 1960 g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphilinae in 1861.
Orphilinae is a subfamily of beetles that includes three genera: ''Orphilodes'', '' Orphilus'' and '' Ranolus''. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, References External links Orphilinae at ITIS Dermestidae {{Dermestidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euderiinae
''Euderia squamosa'' is a species of beetles. It is the only member of the monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ... genus ''Euderia'' and subfamily Euderiinae. References * 1880: ''Manual of the New Zealand Coleoptera''. Government Printer, Wellington. * 1961: Considerations on the genera ''Endecatomus'' Mellié and ''Euderia'' Broun (Coleoptera: Bostrychidae), with descriptions of their larvae. ''Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London'' (B), 30: 113–120. Bibliography * Bostrichidae {{Bostrichidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alvarenganiellinae
Alvarenganiellinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Ptinidae. There is at least one genus, '' Dasytanobium'', in Alvarenganiellinae. The subfamily Alvarenganiellinae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, the but family name has since been changed to Ptinidae Ptinidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Bostrichoidea. There are at least 220 genera and 2,200 described species in Ptinidae worldwide. The family includes spider beetles and deathwatch beetles. The Ptinidae family species are hard .... References Further reading * * * * Ptinidae {{Bostrichoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
