Syntelia

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Syntelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Superfamily: Histeroidea
Family: Synteliidae
Lewis, 1882
Genus: Syntelia
Westwood 1864
Species

Syntelia histeroides
Syntelia davidis
Syntelia indica
Syntelia mazuri
Syntelia mexicana
Syntelia sinica
Syntelia westwoodi

Syntelia is a genus of middle-sized beetles, the only genus in the family Synteliidae.

The characteristics of the family and genus include geniculate antennae with 3-segmented club, elongate body, narrowly separated coxae and tarsi with bisetose empodia. Only one abdominal segment is exposed behind elytra. [1]. There are seven known species, spread in central Mexico and Asia[2]. They feed on insect larvae.


[edit] References

  1. ^ M.Hansen. Phylogeny and classification of the staphyliniform beetle families (Coleoptera). Biologiske Skrifter 48, Copenhagen, 1997
  2. ^ Zhou, H.-Z. and X.-D. Yu. 2003. Rediscovery of the family Synteliidae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea) and two new species from China. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(3):265–273.
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