Telephanus

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Telephanus
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Telephanus paradoxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Silvanidae
Genus:Telephanus
Erichson, 1845

Telephanus is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, 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 70,000 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.

Silvanidae family of insects

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.

Telephanus lecontei is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in North America.

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Zopheridae family of insects

The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both included in the Zopheridae as subfamilies or even as tribe of subfamily Zopherinae. Some authors accept up to six subfamilies here, while others merge all except the Colydiinae into the Zopherinae.

Colydiinae subfamily of insects

Colydiinae is a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as cylindrical bark beetles. They have been treated historically as a family Colydiidae, but have been moved into the Zopheridae, where they constitute the bulk of the diversity of the newly expanded family, with about 140 genera worldwide. They are diverse for example in the Australian region, from where about 35 genera are known; in Europe, though, only 20 genera are found and many of these only with few species.

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

<i>Laemophloeus</i> genus of insects

Laemophloeus is a genus of beetles; it is the type genus of the family Laemophloeidae. The genus has been almost completely reviewed in modern times. Following by recognizing only those species congeneric with the type species, Laemophloeus monilis (Fabricius), as valid members of the genus reduces the size of the genus from more than a hundred species to only 28, as follows :

<i>Uleiota</i> genus of insects

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

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

<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:

Aplatamus 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:

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:

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:

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

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

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

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

Catogenus is a genus of beetles in the family Passandridae.

Silvaninae subfamily of insects

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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