Eucnemidae
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| Euryostus reichei from New Guinea. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829 |
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Eucnemidae Eschscholtz, 1829, common name false click beetles, is a family of polyphagan beetles. It includes about 1700 species distributed worldwide.
General appearance
Closely related to the family Elateridae, specimen of Eucnemidae can reach a length of 2–30 millimetres (0.079–1.181 in). Bodies are slightly flattened and convex. The upper surfaces of the body usually has hairs, setae or scales.
Biology
Adult Eucnemidae can usually be found in forests, on branches or under the bark of trees, especially in the abundance of dead wood. The larvae live in dead wood, but also in hard seasoned wood. Some species are soil-dwelling, living and feeding on the roots of dead trees.
Subfamilies
- Anischiinae Fleutiaux, 1936
- Eucneminae Eschscholtz, 1829
- Macraulacinae Fleutiaux, 1922
- Melasinae Leach, 1817
- Palaeoxeninae Muona, 1993
- Perothopinae Lacordaire, 1857 - perothopid beetles
- Phlegoninae Muona, 1993
- Phyllocerinae Reitter, 1905
- Pseudomeninae Muona, 1993
References
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- Biolib
- Discover Life
- J. F. Lawrence, A. M. Hastings, M. J. Dallwitz, T. A. Paine and E. J. Zurcher Elateriformia (Coleoptera)
- SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
- Muona, J. 1993. Review of the phylogeny, classification and biology of the family Eucnemidae (Coleoptera). Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement No. 44, 133 pp.
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