Promecheilidae
Promecheilidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera. There are at least eight genera in Promecheilidae.[1][2] They were formerly included in a family called Perimylopidae.[3] They are found in South America and New Zealand.
| Promecheilidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Promecheilidae Lacordaire, 1859 |
| Synonyms | |
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Perimylopidae St. George, 1939 | |
Adult beetles have a 11 segmented antenna, the head is narrowed behind the eye. They have a tarsal formula of 5-5-4.[3] The family is part of a clade that includes the Archeocrypticidae, Mycetophagidae, and Ulodidae.[4]
Genera
Genera in the family Promecheilidae include:[5][1]
- Chanopterus Boheman, 1858
- Hydromedion Waterhouse, 1876
- Melytra Pascoe, 1869
- Onysius Broun, 1886
- Parahelops Waterhouse, 1876
- Perimylops Müller, 1884
- Promecheilus Solier, 1851,2018
- Pseudodarwinella Ukrainsky, 2009
- Sirrhas Champion, 1893
References
- "Promecheilidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
- Watt, J. C. (2009). "The families Perimylopidae and Dacoderidae (Coleoptera, Heteromera)". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 36 (7–8): 109–118. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1967.tb00545.x.
- Gunter, Nicole L.; Levkaničová, Zuzana; Weir, Tom H.; Ślipiński, Adam; Cameron, Stephen L.; Bocak, Ladislav (2014). "Towards a phylogeny of the Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 79: 305–312. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.05.028.
- Seago, Ainsley; Lawrence, J.F.; Slipinski, A. (2014). "Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys". Systematic Entomology. 40: 288–289. doi:10.1111/syen.12104.
Further reading
- Bouchard, P.; Bousquet, Y.; Davies, A.; Sikes, D. (2013). "Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska". ZooKeys (360): 1–44. doi:10.3897/zookeys.360.4742. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3867111. PMID 24363590.
- Crotch, G.R. (1873). Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38811. ISBN 978-0665070778.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 978-0665100550.
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