Erotylidae
| Pleasing fungus beetles | |
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| Some pleasing fungus beetles described in the 19th century | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Coleopterida |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 [1] |
| Subfamilies | |
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Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it includes the subfamilies Dacninae, Encaustinae, Erotylinae, Megalodacninae, and Tritominae.[1] In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition sensu lato. They feed on plant and fungal matter; some are important pollinators (e.g. of the ancient cycads), while a few have gained notoriety as pests of some significance. Sometimes, useful and harmful species are found in one genus, e.g. Pharaxonotha. Most pleasing fungus beetles, however, are inoffensive animals of little significance to humans.
Selected genera
- Acropteroxys Gorham, 1887
- Acryptophagus
- Aegithus
- Amblyopus Lacordaire, 1842
- Amblyscelis Gorham, 1888
- Anadastus
- Apolybas Alvarenga, 1965 (= Lybas)
- Atomarops Reitter
- Aulacochilus Lacordaire, 1842
- Bolerus Grouvelle
- Brachypterosa Zablotny & Leschen, 1996
- Brachysphaenus
- Caenolanguria
- Callischyrus
- Camptocarpus
- Cathartocryptus Sharp, 1886
- Chinophagus Ljubarsky, 1997
- Cladoxena Motschulsky
- Cnecosa
- Coccimorphus Hope, 1841
- Coelocryptus Sharp, 1900
- Combocerus Bedel, 1867
- Coptengis Crotch, 1876
- Crotchia Fowler
- Crowsenguptus
- Cryptodacne Sharp, 1878
- Cryptophilus Reitter, 1874
- Cypherotylus Crotch, 1873
- Cytorea
- Dacne Latrielle, 1796
- Dapsa
- Dasydactylus Gorham, 1887
- Doubledaya
- Ectrapezidera
- Ellipticus
- Empocryptus Sharp
- Encaustes Lacordaire, 1842
- Episcapha Dejean, 1837
- Episcaphula Crotch
- Erotylus Fabricius, 1775
- Eutriplax Lewis, 1887
- Fitoa
- Gibbifer
- Goniolanguria
- Haematochiton
- Hapalips Reitter, 1877
- Henoticonus Reitter, 1878
- Hirsotriplax
- Homoeotelus Hope, 1841
- Hoplepiscapha Lea, 1922
- Iphiclus
- Ischyrus Crotch, 1873
- Languria Latreille, 1802
- Languriomorpha
- Langurites Motschulsky, 1860
- Lepidotoramus Leschen, 1997
- Leucohimatium Rosenhauer, 1856
- Linodesmus Bedel, 1882
- Loberogosmus Reitter
- Loberolus
- Loberonotha Sen Gupta & Crowson 1969
- Loberopsyllus
- Loberoschema Reitter
- Loberus LeConte, 1861
- Lobosternum
- Lybanodes
- Lybas
- Macromelea Hope
- Macrophagus Motschulsky
- Malleolanguria
- Megalodacne Crotch, 1873
- Megischyrus Crotch, 1873
- Meristobelus
- Microlanguria Lewis
- Microsternus
- Mimodacne
- Mycetaea Stephens, 1829
- Mycolybas Crotch, 1876
- Mycotretus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837
- Neoloberolus
- Neotriplax
- Nomotus
- Oligocorynus Chevrolat, 1835
- Ortholanguria
- Othniocryptus Sharp, 1900
- Paphezia Zablotny & Leschen, 1996
- Paracladoxena Fowler
- Pediacus
- Penolanguria Kolbe
- Pharaxonotha Reitter, 1875
- Platoberus Sharp
- Prepopharus
- Promecolanguria
- Protoloberus Leschen, 2003
- Pselaphacus Percheron, 1835
- Pselaphandra Jacobson, 1904
- Pseudhapalips Champion
- Pseudhenoticus Sharp
- Pseudischyrus
- Rhodotritoma Arrow, 1925
- Scaphidomorphus Hope, 1841
- Scaphodacne Heller, 1918
- Setariola Jakobson, 1915
- Spondotriplax
- Stengita
- Stenodina
- Telmatoscius
- Teretilanguria
- Tetralanguria
- Thallis
- Thallisella Crotch
- Tomarops Grouvelle, 1903
- Trapezidera
- Trichotritoma
- Trichulus
- Triplacidea Gorham, 1901
- Triplax Herbst, 1793
- Tritoma Fabricius, 1775
- Truquiella Champion
- Xenocryptus Arrow, 1929
- Xenoscelis Wollaston, 1864
- Xestus
- Zavaljus
- Zonarius (= Oligocorynus)
- Zythonia Westwood, 1874
References
Media related to Erotylidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Erotylidae at Wikispecies
- R. A. B. Leschen (2003). Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea): phylogeny and review (Part 1). Fauna of New Zealand 47 (Manaaki Whenua Press, New Zealand). pp. 108 pp. ISBN 0-478-09350-0.
- J. A. Robertson, J. V. McHugh & M. F. Whiting (2004). "A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae): evolution of colour patterns, gregariousness and mycophagy". Systematic Entomology 29 (2): 173–187. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00242.x.
- T. Sen Gupta & R. A. Crowson (1971). "A review of the classification of the family Languriidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) and the place of Languriidae in the natural system of Clavicornia". Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India 15 (2): 1–42.
- P. Węgrzynowicz (2002). "Morphology, phylogeny and classification of the family Erotylidae based on adult characters (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Genus 13 (4): 435–504.