| Dorcatoma chrysomelina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Genus: | Dorcatoma |
| Species: | D. chrysomelina |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorcatoma chrysomelina Sturm, 1837 | |
Dorcatoma chrysomelina is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae. It is associated with the fungus known as crab-of-the-woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). [1] [2]
The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae), also known as long-horned or longicorns, are a large family of beetles, with over 26,000 species described, slightly more than half from the Eastern Hemisphere. Most species are characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
The Archostemata are the smallest suborder of beetles, consisting 45 living species in five families. They are an ancient lineage with a number of primitive characteristics. They are similar in morphology to the first beetles, which appear in the fossil record about 250 million years ago. Antennae may be thread-shaped (filiform) or like a string of beads (moniliform). This suborder also contains the only beetles where both sexes are paedogenic, Micromalthus debilis.
Scarabaeoidea is a superfamily of beetles, the only subgroup of the infraorder Scarabaeiformia. Around 35,000 species are placed in this superfamily and some 200 new species are described each year. Its constituent families are also undergoing revision presently, and the family list below is only preliminary.
The Attelabidae is a widespread family of weevils. They are among the primitive weevils, because of their straight antennae, which are inserted near the base of the rostrum. The prothorax is much narrower than the base of the elytra on the abdomen. Attelabidae and the related family Rhynchitidae are known commonly as the leaf-rolling weevils. Rhynchitidae may be treated as subfamily Rhynchitinae of the Attelabidae.
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.
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.
Dorcatoma is a genus of beetles in the family Ptinidae. They are distributed in several regions of the world, excluding tropical areas. There are more than 70 species.
Dorcatoma falli is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma integra is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma pallicornis is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma pallicornis is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma setulosa is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma ambjoerni is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma dresdensis is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Dorcatoma flavicornis is a species of beetle in the family Ptinidae.
Eulichadidae is a family of forest stream beetles in the order Coleoptera. There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Eulichadidae.
Rhipiceridae is a family of cedar beetles, also known as cicada parasite beetles, in the order Coleoptera. There are about 7 genera and 20 described species in Rhipiceridae.
Dorcatomini is a tribe of beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least 3 genera and 50 described species in Dorcatomini.
Mauroniscidae is a family soft-winged flower beetles in the order Coleoptera, formerly included in the family Melyridae. There are at least four genera and about six described species in Mauroniscidae.
Myrabolia is the only genus in the beetle family Myraboliidae. It has about 13 species, found in Australia.
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