Stenotrachelidae

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Stenotrachelidae
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Cephaloon ungulare
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Stenotrachelidae
C. G. Thomson, 1859
Genera

Anelpistus
Cephaloon
Nematoplus
Scotodes
Stenocephaloon
Stenotrachelus

Synonyms

Stenotrachelidae

Stenotrachelidae, commonly called false longhorn beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. They are native to the Holarctic region. The larvae feed on heavily decomposed wood, while the adults are likely short lived and probably feed on pollen. [1]

Classification

The false longhorn beetles belongs to the large superfamily Tenebrionoidea. There are three subfamilies with about 6 genera and 20 species: [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Polyphaga</span> Suborder of beetles

Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species so far discovered.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cucujiformia</span> Infraorder of beetles

Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing most plant-eating beetles. It includes species from the major superfamilies of Chrysomeloidea, Curculionoidea, Cucujoidea, and Tenebrionoidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tenebrionoidea</span> Superfamily of beetles

The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles. It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lymexylidae</span> Family of beetles

The Lymexylidae, also known as ship-timber beetles, are a family of wood-boring beetles. Lymexylidae belong to the suborder Polyphaga and are the sole member of the superfamily Lymexyloidea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mycteridae</span> Family of beetles

The family Mycteridae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name palm and flower beetles. The family Mycteridae is distributed worldwide. There are about 30 genera and 160 species in three subfamilies Mycterinae, Hemipeplinae and Lacconotinae (=Eurypinae). These 3 subfamilies are extremely diverse in appearance and are sometimes difficult to have a present diagnosis of the adults at the family level. About 20 species are found in Australia, species of three genera are found in North America The larvae are generally flattened and typically inhabit the spaces between leaves or the bases of fronds, where they appear to consume fungi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prostomidae</span> Family of beetles

Prostomidae is a family of beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name jugular-horned beetles. They are often found in dead wood. The family consist of two genera with about 20 species. Prostomis americanus is known from North America. Other species of Prostomis are found in Africa, the Pacific region and East Asia. Species of Dryocora are known from New Zealand, Australia and Tasmania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chalcodryidae</span> Family of beetles

The Chalcodryidae are a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. It contains at least five species in two genera Chalcodrya and Philpottia, which are endemic to New Zealand. They are generally found associated with moss or lichen covered branches, with the larvae having been found to be associated with dead twigs. It is thought that they are noctural, feeding on lichen and other plant material at night. The genera Sirrhas and Onysius, formerly placed in this family, have subsequently been transferred to Promecheilidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mycetophagidae</span> Family of beetles

The Mycetophagidae or hairy fungus beetles are a family of beetles in the large suborder Polyphaga. The different species are between 1.0 and 6.5 mm in length. The larvae and adults live in decaying leaf litter, fungi, and under bark. Most species feed on fungi. Worldwide, the 18 genera contain around 200 species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trictenotomidae</span> Family of beetles

The Trictenotomidae are a small family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea, containing fifteen species in two genera. Most species are found in the Oriental realm where they live in montane forest habitats. The family is considered, based on larval characters as well as sequence-based studies, to be closely related to the Salpingidae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salpingidae</span> Family of beetles

Salpingidae or narrow-waisted bark beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The species are small, about 1.5 – 7 mm in length. The family is globally distributed and consists of about 45 genera and 300 species, which are generally found in the temperate regions of both hemispheres. The family is mainly associated with plants as well as with ascomycete and hyphomycete fungi. Some members of the family are associated with unusual habitats, like Aegialites and Antarcticodomus, which are found in coastal areas including the intertidal zone, with former feeding on algae.

<i>Cephaloon ungulare</i> Species of beetle

Cephaloon ungulare is a species of false longhorn beetle in the family Stenotrachelidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Cephaloon</i> Genus of beetles

Cephaloon is a genus of false longhorn beetles in the family Stenotrachelidae. There are about 6 described species in Cephaloon.

Cephaloon vandykei is a species of false longhorn beetle in the family Stenotrachelidae. It is found in North America.

Nematoplus is a genus of false longhorn beetles in the family Stenotrachelidae. There are at least three described species in Nematoplus.

Anelpistus is a genus of false longhorn beetles in the family Stenotrachelidae. There are at least two described species in Anelpistus.

Stenotrachelus is a genus of false longhorn beetles in the family Stenotrachelidae. There is one described species in Stenotrachelus, S. aeneus.

Anelpistus americanus is a species of false longhorn beetle in the family Stenotrachelidae. It is found in North America.

Cephaloon bicolor is a species of false longhorn beetle in the family Stenotrachelidae. It is found in North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Promecheilidae</span> Family of beetles

Promecheilidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. They were formerly included in a family called Perimylopidae. They are found in southern South America and associated archipelagos like South Georgia and the Falklands, New Zealand and Tasmania. Some species are associated tree ferns and moss-covered dead wood, and other forested habitats, while others are associated with peat bogs, grasslands and coastal habitats. They are probably phytophagus, feeding on lichen, moss, and other plant material.

References

  1. Lawrence, John F. and Ślipinśki, Adam. "11.17. Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 670-674.
  2. Michael A. Ivie (2002). Ross H. Arnett & Michael Charles Thomas (ed.). American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Volume 2 of American Beetles. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-0954-0.