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| Genus: | Gonicoelus Sharp, 1900 |
Gonicoelus is a genus of beetles in the family Biphyllidae, containing the following species: [1]
Beetles are a group of 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 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. The largest of all families, the Curculionidae (weevils) with some 80,000 member species, belongs to this order. 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 eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops.
Biphyllidae or False Skin Beetles is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. Worldwide, about 195 species are known. They live under the bark of dead trees and feed on fungi. It contains the following genera:
- Gonicoelus affinis Grouvelle, 1902
- Gonicoelus angustus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus arduus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus armatus Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus bimargo Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus boliviensis Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus brevicollis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus cavifrons Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus celatus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus championi Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus chontalensis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus concolor Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus convexicollis Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus crispatus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus cultratus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus deplanatus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus difficilis Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus fryi Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus germanus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus guatemalenus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus hirtus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus humilis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus hystrix Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus interstitialis Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus laticollis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus latus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus longicornis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus mediocris Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus mexicanus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus minax Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus mollis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus monticola Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus muticus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus oopsis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus parnoides Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus planus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus pulvinatus Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus relictus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus rudis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus rufiventris Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus securiger Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus segnis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus sellatus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus serricollis Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus sharpi Grouvelle
- Gonicoelus spheniscus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus subtilis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus throscoides Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus tricornis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus unicornis Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus vestitus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus wagmero Grouvelle
