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| Genus: | Ablattaria Reitter, 1885 |
Ablattaria is a genus of carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae. The beetles are predators of gastropods. All species in the genus exhibit sexual dimorphism. [1]
The sap beetles, also known as Nitidulidae, are a family of beetles.
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as burying beetles or sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small, at around two hundred. They are more diverse in the temperate region although a few tropical endemics are known. Both subfamilies feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. The subfamilies differ in which uses parental care and which types of carcasses they prefer. Silphidae are considered to be of importance to forensic entomologists because when they are found on a decaying body they are used to help estimate a post-mortem interval.
Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus Nicrophorus, are the best-known members of the family Silphidae. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their name—they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae, this makes them carnivorous. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood.
Staphylinoidea is a superfamily of beetles. It is a very large and diverse group with worldwide distribution.
Silpha is a genus of the family Silphidae, or carrion beetles, native to the Old World, with one species that is adventive in Canada.
Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles belonging to Cucujoidea containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it contains 6 tribes and 10 subfamilies. In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition sensu lato. There are doubts on the monophyly of lower ranked taxa within Erotylidae, with further phylogenetic studies requiring better sampling and studies of unexplored character sets, for example the metendosternite and penile flagellum, which are generally lacking detailed morphological studies within the Coleoptera literature. The Eroytlina taxonomy is based on traits such as their different colors and not off morphological differences like mouthparts, thorax, and abdominal terminalia (Pecci-Maddalena).
Nicrophorus antennatus is a species of burying beetle, first described scientifically by Edmund Reitter in 1884. It has a wide distribution across the Palearctic and occurs between central Europe, China, and India.
Nicrophorus semenowi is a burying beetle described by Edmund Reitter in 1887. It is endemic to China where it is known from the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, and Tibet.
Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle described by Edmund Reitter in 1893.
Poecilochirus is a Holarctic genus of mites in the family Parasitidae. They are relatively large and often found on rotting corpses, where they are transported by beetles. Deuteronymphs are characterized by two orange dorsal shields and in many species a transverse band on the sternal shield. The juvenile development consists of a larval stage, protonymph, and deuteronymph, but no tritonymph. Females are smaller than males. Males guard female deuteronymphs shortly before these mate, and pairs mate venter-to-venter.
Nosodendridae is a family of beetles, with less than a hundred species in three extant genera, which are found worldwide. Nosodendron, the largest genus, is found in forests and attracted to yeast generated slime on the wounds of trees, and likely consumes fermented substances as well as fungi and microorganisms. Several additional genera and species are known from the fossil record. Nosodendridae is considered to be an isolated lineage within Polyphaga, being the sister group to the clade containing Staphyliniformia, Bostrichoidea and Cucujiformia.
Alexiidae is a family of beetles. It contains a single genus, Sphaerosoma, formerly included within the family Cerylonidae, with around 50 species which are native to the western Palearctic. Species of Sphaerosoma are very small, around 1 to 2 mm in length rounded beetles with clubbed antennae. They are fungivores, having been observed feeding on mushrooms, and have also been found in leaf litter and on decaying bark.
Byturidae, also known as fruitworms, are small family of cleroid beetles with over 15 described species, primarily distributed in the Holarctic and Southeast Asia. The larvae of at least some genera feed on fruit, such as Byturus, a notable commercial pest of Rubus consuming both the fruit and seeds, while others like Xerasia are associated with catkins. The adults are known to feed on developing leaves, flowers and pollen.
Glischrochilus[note 1] is a genus of sap-feeding and predatory beetles under the family Nitidulidae, subfamily Cryptarchinae. Most members of this genus are commonly known as picnic beetles or beer bugs.
Bactridium is a genus of root-eating beetles in the family Monotomidae. There are about 18 described species in Bactridium.
Ablattaria laevigata is a species of burying beetle or carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.
Oiceoptoma is a genus of carrion beetles.
Aclypea is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are 11 described species in Aclypea.
Myrabolia is the only genus in the beetle family Myraboliidae in the superfamily Cucujoidea. It has about 13 species, found in Australia. Adults and possibly larvae live under the bark of Eucalyptus trees.
Ablattaria arenaria, the snail hunter, is a beetle in the carrion beetle family Silphidae which preys on snails. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean. Adults become active in the spring, and the activity's start time is influenced by relative humidity.
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