Eucinetidae
| Eucinetidae | |
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| Eucinetus stewarti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Scirtoidea |
| Family: | Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857 |
Eucinetidae is a family of beetles, notable for their large coxal plates that cover much of the first ventrite of the abdomen, sometimes called plate-thigh beetles. The family is small for beetles, with about 50 species in 11 genera, but are found worldwide.
Adults are generally elliptical in shape, ranging from 0.8 to 4.0 mm in length, and black or brown in color. The head is small and bent underneath.
Eucinetids live in detritus or in fungus-covered tree bark, where both adults and larvae eat various sorts of fungi.
Genera
These 12 genera belong to the family Eucinetidae:
- Bisaya
- Eucilodes Vit, 1985 g
- Eucinetella
- Eucinetus Germar, 1818 i c g b
- Euscaphurus Casey, 1885 i c g b
- Jentozkus Vít, 1977 i c g
- Mesocinetus Ponomarenko, 1986 g
- Noteucinetus Bullians & Leschen, 2005 g
- Nycteus Latreille, 1829 i c g b
- Peltocoleops Ponomarenko, 1990 g
- Subulistomella Sakai, 1980 g
- Tohlezkus Vít, 1977 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- ^ "Eucinetidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Browse Eucinetidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Eucinetidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Eucinetidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- Daniel K. Young, "Eucinetidae", in Ross H. Arnett, Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2002), vol. 2
External links
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