Fire-coloured beetle

Fire-coloured beetles or otherwise known as eyelash bugs [1] are the beetles of the Pyrochroidae family, which includes the red cardinal beetles. Adults measure 4-20 mm; larvae reach 25 mm. Larvae of Pyrochroinae are found under moist bark of dead trees:they are probably mostly fungivorous, although they may become cannibalistic if too crowded.

Fire-coloured beetles
Pyrochroa coccinea female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Pyrochroidae
Latreille, 1807
Subfamilies

Agnathinae
Pedilinae
Pilipalpinae
Pyrochroinae
Tydessinae

Dendroides canadensis, larvae.

This family contains some 150 species in 30 genera. The males of many species in the subfamily Pyrochroinae have comb- or antler-like antennae. This family also now includes most former members of the defunct family Pedilidae.

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Pyrochroidae:

  • Agnathus Germar, 1818 g
  • Anisotria b
  • Cononotus Leconte, 1851 b
  • Dendroides Latreille, 1810 i c g b
  • Exocalopus Broun, 1893 g
  • Frontodendroidopsis Young, 2004 g
  • Hemidendroides Ferrari, 1869 g
  • Lithomacratria Wickham, 1914 g
  • Malagaethes Pollock, 1995 g
  • Neopyrochroa Blair, 1914 g b
  • Palaeopyrochroa Abdullah, 1965 g
  • Pedilus Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 i c g b
  • Pogonoceromorphus Pic, 1921 g
  • Pseudodendroides Blair, 1914 g
  • Pseudodentroides g
  • Pseudopyrochroa Pic, 1906 g
  • Pyrochroa Müller, 1764 g
  • Ranomafana Pollock, 1995 g
  • Schizotus Newman, 1838 g b
  • Techmessodes Broun, 1893 g
  • Tydessa Peacock, 1982 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Behaviour

They are not harmful to humans - they do not bite, sting or spray harmful chemicals. But more study is necessary as there is only limited information regarding these insects.

References
  1. "Eyelash Bug". Megan Thee Stallion. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Pyrochroidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. "Browse Pyrochroidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "Pyrochroidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. "Pyrochroidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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