Monotomopsis

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Monotomopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Monotomidae
Genus:
Monotomopsis

Grouvelle, 1896

Monotomopsis is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, containing the following species: [1]

Beetle Order of insects

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.

Monotomidae is a family of beetles in the suborder Polyphaga, containing the following genera:

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Jacobsoniidae family of insects

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Cerylonidae Family of beetles

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Diplocoelus is a genus of beetles in the family Biphyllidae, containing the following species:

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<i>Ahasverus</i> (beetle) genus of insects

Ahasverus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae.

Airaphilus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, containing the following species:

Monanus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, containing the following species:

Nausibius is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, containing the following species:

Silvanoprus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, containing the following species:

Bactridium is a genus of root-eating beetles in the family Monotomidae. There are about 18 described species in Bactridium.

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Mimemodes is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, containing the following species:

Pycnotomina cavicolle is a species of beetles in the family Monotomidae, the only species in the genus Pycnotomina.

Monotoma is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, containing the following species:

Arunus is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, containing the following species:

Shoguna is a genus of beetles in the family Monotomidae, containing the following species:

References

  1. ↑ Monotomidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 17 May 2012.


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