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| fossil_range = {{fossil range|Tithonian|Recent}}
| taxon = Eucnemidae
| oldest_fossil = Tithonian
| image = Eucnemidae - Euryostus reichei.JPG
| image = Eucnemidae - Euryostus reichei.JPG
| image_caption = ''[[Euryostus reichei]]'' from [[New Guinea]]. Mounted specimen
| image_caption = ''[[Euryostus reichei]]'' from [[New Guinea]]. Mounted specimen
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| taxon = Eucnemidae
| authority = [[Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz|Eschscholtz]], 1829
| authority = [[Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz|Eschscholtz]], 1829
| subdivision_ranks =
| subdivision_ranks = Genera
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| synonyms = * ''Phylloceridae'' Reitter, 1905
| synonyms = * ''Phylloceridae'' Reitter, 1905
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* ''Perothopidae'' Lacordaire, 1857
* ''Perothopidae'' Lacordaire, 1857
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The '''Eucnemidae''', '''false click beetles''', are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[polyphaga]]n [[beetle]]s including about 1700 species distributed worldwide.
'''Eucnemidae''', or '''false click beetles''', are a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[polyphaga]]n [[beetle]]s including about 1700 species distributed worldwide.


==Description==
==Description==

Revision as of 05:52, 21 December 2020

Eucnemidae
Temporal range: Tithonian–Recent
Euryostus reichei from New Guinea. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Eucnemidae
Eschscholtz, 1829
Synonyms
  • Phylloceridae Reitter, 1905
  • Melasidae Leach, 1817
  • Perothopidae Lacordaire, 1857

Eucnemidae, or false click beetles, are a family of polyphagan beetles including about 1700 species distributed worldwide.

Description

Closely related to the family Elateridae, specimens of Eucnemidae can reach a length of 2–30 mm (0.079–1.181 in). Bodies are slightly flattened and convex. The upper surfaces of the body usually has hairs, setae or scales.

Biology

Adults 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

Fossil genera

References

  1. ^ Li, Yan-Da; Tihelka, Erik; Liu, Zhen-Hua; Huang, Diying; Cai, Chen-Yang (2020-08-31). "Muonabuntor gen. nov., a new genus of false click beetles from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Eucnemidae)". Palaeoentomology. 3 (4): 399–406. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.3.4.12. ISSN 2624-2834.