Anthribidae

Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea. As in the Nemonychidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting.

Anthribidae
Sharpius venustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Clade: Phytophaga
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Anthribidae
Billberg, 1820
Subfamilies
Hoherius meinertzhageni
Toxonotus cornutus
Fungus weevil

Most anthribids feed upon fungi or decaying plant matter, and the larvae feed within dead wood. Some species of Choraginae feed upon seeds, a few are stored product pests, and, unusually, Anthribus feeds upon soft scale insects.[2][3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. Legalov, A.A. (2013). "Review of the family Anthribidae (Coleoptera) from the Jurassic of Karatau: subfamily Protoscelinae. Genus Protoscelis Medvedev". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 292–302. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030064.
  2. "Anthribidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  3. "Anthribidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. "Browse Anthribidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  5. "Anthribidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
Close-up of fungus weevil (Anthribidae)


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