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Porrostoma rhipidium | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
Family: | Lycidae Laporte, 1836 |
Subfamilies | |
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The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions. [1]
Beetles of this family are elongated and usually found on flowers or stems. Adult males are about 10–15 mm in length, while females are a bit larger. The adults of some species are nectarivores, while some may have short adult lives during which they may not feed at all. The head is triangular and the antennae are long, thick, and serrated. Most of them are brick-red in colour. They are protected from predators by being toxic. The predaceous larvae grow under bark or in leaf litter.
These following genera belong to the family Lycidae:
Data sources: i=ITIS, [2] c=Catalogue of Life, [3] g=GBIF, [4] b=Bugguide.net [5]
†Burmolycus Bocak et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
†Cretolycus Tihelka et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
†Electropteron Kazantsev 2012 Dominican amber, Miocene
†Miocaenia Wickham 1914 Florissant Formation, Eocene
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Melyridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.
Conognatha is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini, containing the following species: They are found in the Neotropical realm.
Lampetis is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species:
Zonitis is a genus of blister beetles in the family Meloidae. The genus was named and described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.
Cantharinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are at least 200 described species in Cantharinae.
Cantharini is a tribe of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are more than 40 genera and over 500 described species in Cantharini.
Plateros is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae and the tribe Platerodini. Species are recorded from the Americas, Africa and Asia, including Sri Lanka, Indochina, Korea and Japan.
Erotinae is a subfamily of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. There are about 10 genera and 19 described species in Erotinae.
Ptilodactylidae is a family of beetles belonging to the Elateriformia. There around 500 extant species in 35 genera. They are generally associated with riparian and aquatic habitats. The larvae generally live associated with rotting wood or vegetation, or within gravel and detritus on the edge of water bodies. The larvae of some species feed on submerged rotting wood or on plant roots, while the adults of some species are known to feed on fungus with modified brush-like maxillae.
Agrypninae is a subfamily of click beetles in the family Elateridae. There are at least 130 genera and more than 430 described species in Agrypninae.
Calopteron is a genus of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae.
Lycinae is a subfamily of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae.
Calochrominae is a subfamily of net-winged beetles in the family Lycidae. There are at least 4 genera and more than 30 described species in Calochrominae.
Brentinae is a subfamily of primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are at least 90 genera and 520 described species in Brentinae.
Trachelizini is a tribe of primitive weevils in the family of beetles known as Brentidae. There are at least 100 genera in Trachelizini.
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