Syntelia | |
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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 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.