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| Beaver beetle, Platypsyllus castoris | |
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| Subfamily: | Platypsyllinae Ritsema, 1869 |
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Leptinidae LeConte, 1872 | |
Platypsyllinae is a subfamily of the family Leiodidae, known as mammal-nest beetles. The group was formerly known as the family Leptinidae but the name Platypsyllidae had seniority, and is now ranked as a subfamily. [1]
Staphylinoidea is a superfamily of beetles. It is a very large and diverse group with worldwide distribution.
Leiodidae is a family of beetles with around 3800 described species found worldwide. Members of this family are commonly called round fungus beetles due to the globular shape of many species, although some are more elongated in shape. They are generally small or very small beetles and many species have clubbed antennae.
Glacicavicola bathyscioides is a species of blind cave beetle in family Leiodidae. It is endemic to caves in the western United States.
Agyrtidae, or primitive carrion beetles, are a small family of polyphagan beetles They are found in mostly temperate areas of the northern hemisphere and in New Zealand. They feed on decaying organic material.
Rosenbergia is a genus of longhorn beetles in the subfamily Lamiinae, close to the genus Batocera.
Pseudochalcothea auripes is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
Pseudochalcothea virens is a species of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae and subfamily Cetoniinae.
Pseudomorphinae is a subfamily of ground beetles. Occasionally it was treated as a tribe Pseudomorphini of subfamily Harpalinae, particularly when this was circumscribed loosely.
The beaver beetle is an ectoparasitic beetle that is only found on its host species, beavers, and the sole member of the genus Platypsyllus. It is flattened and eyeless, resembling a flea or tick. It used to be placed in a separate family called Leptinidae, but is now placed in the family Leiodidae, in the subfamily Platypsyllinae.
Pachyteria is a genus of round-necked longhorn beetles of the subfamily Cerambycinae.
Cerosterna is a genus of flat-faced longhorns beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae, subfamily Lamiinae. The members are found in the Indomalayan realm. The name is commonly misspelled as Celosterna, an unjustified emendation of the original spelling, not valid under the ICZN.
Marmaroglypha is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Pseudonemophas is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Thermonotus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Grammoechus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Cholevinae is a subfamily of small carrion beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are more than 260 genera and 1,100 described species in Cholevinae.
Leiodinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 190 described species in Leiodinae.
Sogdini is a tribe of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are about 7 genera and at least 20 described species in Sogdini.
Leiodes is a genus of round fungus beetles in the family Leiodidae. There are at least 110 described species in Leiodes.