| Corticaria | |
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| Corticaria formicaephila | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Latridiidae |
| Subfamily: | Corticariinae |
| Genus: | Corticaria Marsham, 1802 |
Corticaria is a genus of beetles in the family Latridiidae.
Beetles of this genus have a small transverse scutellum. [1] [2] In most species, the pronotum has a round impression before the base. [3] [4] The prosternum has a pubescent (hairy) impression in front of each fore coxa, also visible from the sides. [1] [2] The sides of the prothorax are slightly dentate (toothed). [2] [4] The tarsi of all legs have three segments, as with all Latridiidae. [5] In males, the first tarsomere of the fore tarsus is dilated. [1] [4]
In North America, this genus can be recognised by being >1.8 mm long and having rather elongate elytra. [3]
Corticaria in nature live on mouldy substances, bark, wood waste, leaf litter, decaying seaweed and flowering vegetation. [1] [6] They can also be found in artificial environments such as stables, barns and piles of wood. [1]
Adults of Corticaria impressa have been seen grazing lichens on decaying hazel bark. [6]
This genus contains the following species: [7]
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Latridius is a genus of beetles in the family Latridiidae, containing the following species:
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Stephostethus is a genus of beetles in the family Latridiidae.
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