Cerophytidae

Cerophytidae
Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent
Cerophytum elateroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Cerophytidae
Latreille, 1834
Genera

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Synonyms

Praelateriidae Dolin, 1973

The Cerophytidae are a family of beetles belonging to Elateroidea. Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed.[1] The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic.[2] Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking.[1]

Taxonomy

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Mesozoic clade:

Extant clade:

References

  1. ^ a b Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 54-61.
  2. ^ a b Yu, Yali; Ślipiński, Adam; Lawrence, John F.; Yan, Evgeny; Ren, Dong; Pang, Hong (July 2019). "Reconciling past and present: Mesozoic fossil record and a new phylogeny of the family Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Cretaceous Research. 99: 51–70. Bibcode:2019CrRes..99...51Y. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024. S2CID 135290616.
  3. ^ Cerophytidae Species List Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at Joel's Hallan Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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