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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Jacobsoniidae |
| Genus: | Derolathrus Sharp in Sharp & Scott, 1908 |
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Derolathrus is a genus of Jacobson's beetles in the family Jacobsoniidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] There are 11 described species in Derolathrus. [5]
These 11 species belong to the genus Derolathrus: [5]
Jacobsoniidae are a family of tiny beetles belonging to Staphylinoidea. The larvae and adults live under bark, in plant litter, fungi, bat guano and rotten wood. There are around 28 described species in three genera:
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.
Boganiidae is a family of beetles, in the superfamily Cucujoidea. Members of the family are found in southern Africa, Australia and New Caledonia. Adults and larvae are pollenivorous, feeding on the pollen of cycads and flowering plants of the families Myrtaceae, Meliaceae, Cunoniaceae and Elaeocarpaceae. Metacucujus and Paracucujus act as pollinators for cycads Encephalartos and Macrozamia respectively. This association with cycads goes back to at least the Mid-Cretaceous, with an extinct form being found with preserved cycad pollen in 99 million year old Burmese amber.
Niptinus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least two described species in Niptinus.
Microzogus is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least two described species in Microzogus.
Stephanopachys is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are more than 20 described species in Stephanopachys.
Minthea is a genus of tropical powderpost beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about eight described species in Minthea.
Xylomeira is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There is one described species in Xylomeira, X. tridens.
Tetrapriocera is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are at least four described species in Tetrapriocera.
Dendrobiella is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about seven described species in Dendrobiella.
Dearthrus is a genus of carpet beetles in the family Dermestidae. There are at least two described species in Dearthrus.
Ozognathus is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. They are native to the Americas.
Apatides is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are at least four described species in Apatides.
Mesocoelopus is a genus of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about six described species in Mesocoelopus.
Gnostus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There is one described species in Gnostus, G. floridanus.
Derolathrus cavernicolus is a species of Jacobson's beetle in the family Jacobsoniidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.
Pseudeurostus is a genus of spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are about seven described species in Pseudeurostus.
Peltastica is a genus of tooth-necked fungus beetles in the family Derodontidae. There is one described species in Peltastica, P. tuberculata.
Cyclaxyridae are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. The only living genus is Cyclaxyra, with two species endemic to New Zealand. Other species have been named from fossils. They are also known as sooty mould beetles due to the association of Cyclaxyra with sooty mould. The extant species are mycophagous, feeding on spores, conidia, and hyphae.
Charentese amber is a type of amber that is found in sediments in the Charente-Maritime area of France. It dates to the late Albian to early Cenomanian stages of the mid-Cretaceous, around 100 million years ago. Charentese amber has been known since the early 19th century and was originally referred to as succin, succinic resin, or retinasphalt. The amber is known for its high quality and preservation of inclusions, such as insects, plant debris and other organisms. It is a valuable resource for paleontologists and other scientists studying the biodiversity of ancient ecosystems. The amber is often, but not always, opaque, requiring the usage of X-ray microtomography in order to observe specimens.
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