Clambidae
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| Family: | Clambidae Fischer, 1821
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Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles[1] or the fringe-winged beetles.[2] They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.[1]
These are tiny beetles with bodies measuring no more than 2 millimeters in length. They are flattened to convex in shape and some can roll into a ball. Some are hairless, while some are quite hairy or scaly.[3] The margins of the wings are lined with long hairs.[1]
Clambids commonly feed on fungi.[3]
The family is divided into 5 genera and about 70 described species.[1] The largest and most widespread genus is Clambus, which occurs around the world. The genus Sphaerothorax is found in Australia and New Zealand.[4] Acalyptomerus is circumtropical.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c d Majka, C. G., & Langor, D. (2009). Clambidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada. Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society 5(7), 32-40.
- ^ Clambidae. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ a b Lawrence, J.F., et al. 2000 onwards. Clambidae. Elateriformia (Coleoptera): descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval for families and subfamilies. Version 9 October 2005.
- ^ Endrödy-Younga, S. (1990). Clambidae of New Zealand (Coleoptera: Eucinetoidea). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 17(1), 119-36.
- ^ Endrödy-Younga, S. (1998). Acalyptomerus Crowson: the circumtropical genus of the family Clambidae (Coleoptera: Clambidae). Koleopterologische Rundschau 68, 199-203.