The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors.
The family Pythidae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name dead log bark beetles. There are seven genera, which are largely native to the mid-high latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere and Australia, with one genus also present in the tropical Americas. The larvae are generally found with decaying vegetation and wood on which they feed, while adults are not associated with the larvae and are generally caught using malaise traps and light traps.
Oedemera nobilis, also known as the false oil beetle, thick-legged flower beetle or swollen-thighed beetle, is a beetle in the family Oedemeridae, a common species in Western Europe, including the south of England.
Mycterus quadricollis is a species of palm or flower beetle in the family Mycteridae. It is found in North America.
Mycterus is a genus of palm and flower beetles in the family Mycteridae. There are about seven described species in Mycterus.
Oxacis is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are at least 30 described species in Oxacis.
Xanthochroa is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are about seven described species of Xanthochroa.
Ditylus is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are at least four described species in Ditylus.
Tetratoma is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are about 25 described species in Tetratoma.
Emelinus is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are at least three described species in Emelinus.
Sparedrus is a genus of false blister beetles in the family Oedemeridae. There are more than seven described species in Sparedrus.
Mycterus concolor is a species of beetle in the family Mycteridae. It is found in North America.
Cnopus is a genus of ant-like leaf beetles in the family Aderidae. There are at least four described species in Cnopus.
Hallomenus is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are about nine described species in Hallomenus.
Sphalma is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There is one described species in Sphalma, S. quadricollis.
Mycterus canescens is a species of beetle in the family Mycteridae. It is found in North America.
Lacconotus is a genus of palm and flower beetles in the family Mycteridae. There are at least four described species in Lacconotus.
Priognathus is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There is one described species in Priognathus, P. monilicornis.
Trimitomerus is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There is one described species in Trimitomerus, T. riversii.
Mycterus umbellatarum is a species of soft wing flower beetle in the family Mycteridae. It occurs in Europe and North Africa.
