Pterogeniidae

Pterogeniidae is a family of beetles, in the large suborder Polyphaga. Most species are fungus feeders found in forested habitats.

Pterogeniidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Pterogeniidae
Crowson, 1955

Genera in the family include: [1][2]

  • Histanocerus from Southeast Asia
  • Pterogenius which is restricted to Sri Lanka.
  • Kryptogenius
  • Tychogenius
  • Katagenius (from southern India)

References

  1. Lawrence, John F. (1977). "The Family Pterogeniidae, with Notes on the Phylogeny of the Heteromera". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 31 (1): 25–56. JSTOR 3999849.
  2. Burckhardt, Daniel; Löbl, Ivan (1992). "A review of the Pterogeniidae (Coleoptera)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 104 (3): 243–291. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1992.tb00924.x.


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