Rottenwood beetle
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Sericoderus lateralis |
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| Le Conte , 1852 |
The rottenwood beetles (Corylophidae) are a family of beetles .
features
The beetles are only 0.8 to 2 millimeters long. They are either oval, round or slightly box-shaped and have a light to dark brown body. The head is hidden under the pronotum and cannot be seen from above. The antennae are slightly thickened in the shape of a club at the end and can be folded into the recesses provided on the pronotum. Due to its size, species identification is difficult and only possible with a microscope.
Way of life
The beetles live on rotting wood and plants, under the bark and excrement of herbivores.
Systematics
The rottenwood beetle family is represented in Europe with 37 species from three subfamilies. In Central Europe there are 20 species from seven genera.
Subfamily Corylophinae
- Aposericoderus immigrans Israelson, 1987
- Aposericoderus revelierei (Reitter, 1878)
- Arthrolips convexiuscula (Motschulsky, 1849)
- Arthrolips hetschkoi (Reitter, 1913)
- Arthrolips humilis (Rosenhauer, 1856)
- Arthrolips indescreta (Peyerimhoff, 1917)
- Arthrolips nana ( Mulsant & Rey , 1861)
- Arthrolips obscura (CRSahlberg, 1833)
- Arthrolips picea (Comolli, 1837)
- Clypastrea brunnea (C. Brisout de Barneville, 1863)
- Clypastrea maderae (Kraatz, 1869)
- Clypastrea orientalis (Reitter, 1877)
- Clypastrea palmi Bowestead, 1999
- Clypastrea pusilla (Gyllenhal, 1810)
- Clypastrea reitteri Bowestead, 1999
- Corylophus cassidoides (Marsham, 1802)
- Corylophus sublaevipennis Jacquelin du Val, 1859
- Corylophus tectiformis Wollaston, 1854
- Microstagetus parvulus Wollaston, 1861
- Sericoderus lateralis (Gyllenhal, 1827)
- Sericoderus pecirkanus Reitter, 1908
- Teplinus matthewsi (Reitter, 1885)
- Teplinus velatus (Mulsant & Rey, 1861)
Subfamily Orthoperinae
- Orthoperus aequalis Sharp, 1885
- Orthoperus anxius Mulsant & Rey, 1861
- Orthoperus atomarius (Army, 1841)
- Orthoperus atomus (Gyllenhal, 1808)
- Orthoperus brunnipes (Gyllenhal, 1808)
- Orthoperus corticalis (Redtenbacher, 1849)
- Orthoperus intersitus Bruce, 1951
- Orthoperus nigrescens Stephens, 1829
- Orthoperus pilosiusculus Jacquelin du Val, 1859
- Orthoperus punctatus Wankowicz, 1865
- Orthoperus rogeri Kraatz, 1874
Subfamily Rypobiinae
- Gloeosoma velox Wollaston, 1854
- Rypobius fiorianus (Matthews, 1886)
- Rypobius praetermissus Bowestead, 1999
Web links
credentials
- ↑ Corylophidae. Fauna Europaea, Version 1.3, April 19, 2007 , accessed on July 16, 2007 .