Silvanus (beetle)

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Silvanus
Silvanus lateritius.jpg
Adult Silvanus lateritius, length about 2.7 mm
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silvanidae
Genus: Silvanus
Latrielle, 1807

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

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Silvanidae Family of beetles

Silvanidae, "silvan flat bark beetles", is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, consisting of 58 described genera and about 500 described species. The family is represented on all continents except Antarctica, and is most diverse at both the generic and species levels in the Old World tropics.

<i>Placonotus</i> Genus of beetles

Placonotus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. There are 40 currently recognized species, known from all continents except Antarctica. Placonotus species are small (~2mm), elongate, flattened beetles, characterized by long filiform antennae, presence of a frontoclypeal suture, open anterior coxal cavities, and broadly rounded intercoxal process of abdominal ventrite III. Males have the 8th abdominal segment modified to form claspers used during mating. Adults and larvae are found under dead bark, where they feed on fungi. Currently recognized species are:

<i>Uleiota</i> Genus of beetles

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

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

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

<i>Psammoecus</i> Genus of beetles

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

<i>Telephanus</i> Genus of beetles

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

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

<i>Ahasverus</i> (beetle) Genus of beetles

Ahasverus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae.

<i>Airaphilus</i> Genus of beetles

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

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

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

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

<i>Silvanolomus</i> Genus of beetles

Silvanolomus 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:

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

Monotomidae Family of beetles

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

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

Silvaninae Subfamily of beetles

Silvaninae is a subfamily of silvanid flat bark beetles in the family Silvanidae. There are about 11 genera and at least 30 described species in Silvaninae.

References

  1. ↑ Silvanidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.


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