Phalacridae

The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles. They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length.[1]

Phalacridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Phalacridae
Leach, 1815

Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera.[2]

Taxonomy

This family includes the following subfamily:[3]

  • Phaenocephalinae Matthews, 1899
  • Phalacrinae Leach, 1815

Genera within this family include:[4]

  • Phaenocephalus-group
    • Phaenocephalus Wollaston, 1873
    • Phalacrinus Blackburn, 1891
    • Ranomafanacrinus Gimmel, 2013
  • Stilbus-group
    • Acylomus Sharp, 1888
    • Nesiotus Guillebeau, 1896
    • Stilbus Seidlitz, 1872
    • Xanthocomus Guillebeau, 1893
  • Pseudolibrus-group
    • Litostilbus Guillebeau, 1894
    • Megistopalpus Guillebeau, 1895
    • Pseudolibrus Flach, 1889
  • Phalacrus-group
    • Phalacropsis Casey, 1890
    • Phalacrus Paykull, 1800
  • Olibroporus-group
    • Austroporus Gimmel, 2013
    • Olibroporus Casey, 1890
    • Platyphalacrus Gimmel, 2013
    • Pycinus Guillebeau, 1893
  • Ochrolitus-group
    • Ochrolitus Sharp, 1889
    • Sveculus Gimmel, 2013
  • Olibrus-group
    • Olibrus Erichson, 1845
    • Tolyphus Erichson, 1845
  • Olibrosoma-group
    • Antennogasmus Gimmel, 2013
    • Malagasmus Gimmel, 2013
    • Olibrosoma Tournier, 1889
  • Litochropus-group
    • Litochropus Casey, 1890
    • Neolitochrus Gimmel, 2013
  • Genera incertae sedis
    • Apallodes Reitter, 1873
    • Augasmus Motschulsky, 1858
    • Entomocnemus Guillebeau, 1894
    • Eulitrus Sharp, 1889
    • Grouvelleus Guillebeau, 1892
    • Litochrus Erichson, 1845
    • Malagophytus Gimmel, 2013
    • Paracylomus Gimmel, 2013

References

  1. Borror, Donald J.; Triplehorn, Charles A.; Johnson, Norman F (1989). An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th ed.). Fort Worth, Texas: Saunders College. p. 800. ISBN 0-03-025397-7.
  2. Matthew L. Gimmel World checklist of valid names in Phalacridae Louisiana State Arthropod Museum
  3. Bouchard P, Bousquet Y, Davies AE, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Lawrence JF, Lyal CH, Newton AF, Reid CA, Schmitt M, Slipiński SA, Smith AB (April 2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys. 88: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
  4. Gimmel ML (January 2013). "Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Zootaxa. 3605: 1–147. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3605.1.1. PMID 24614246.


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