Ceratocanthinae
Ceratocanthinae is a subfamily of the Ceratocanthidae which is a sister group of the Hybosoridae in which they are sometimes placed in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Type genus Ceratocanthus. It includes three tribes comprising 40 genera and 328 species.
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| Subfamily: | Ceratocanthinae A. MartÃnez, 1968 |
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Description
Ceratocanthinae are small sized beetles from 2.0 to 10.0 millimeters in length. Adult beetles can be found on the bark and branches of dead trees and on fungus.
Distribution
Ceratocanthinae are relatively widespread. They can be found in Australian, Afrotropical, Indomalaysian, Neotropical, Nearctic, and Palaearctic regions.
Ecology
The adults have been found to associate with termites and ants. Larvae live under bark and in burrows of bessbugs (Passalidae).
External links
- Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles HYBOSORIDAE... Ceratocanthinae MartÃnez, 1968
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