Stenotrachelidae
Stenotrachelidae, commonly called false longhorn beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. They are native to the Holarctic region. The larvae feed on heavily decomposed wood, while the adults are likely short lived and probably feed on pollen.[1]
| Stenotrachelidae | |
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| Cephaloon ungulare | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859 |
| Genera | |
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Anelpistus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stenotrachelidae | |
Classification
The false longhorn beetles belongs to the large superfamily Tenebrionoidea. There are three subfamilies with about 6 genera and 20 species:[2]
- Stenotrachelinae: Anelpistus, Scotodes, Stenocephaloon and Stenotrachelus
- Nematoplinae: Nematoplus
- Cephaloinae: Cephaloon
References
- Lawrence, John F. and Ślipinśki, Adam. "11.17. Stenotrachelidae C. G. Thomson, 1859". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 670-674.
- Michael A. Ivie (2002). Ross H. Arnett & Michael Charles Thomas (ed.). American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Volume 2 of American Beetles. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
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