Biology:Alleculinae

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Short description: Subfamily of beetles

Alleculinae
Alleculinae - Isomira sp..JPG
Isomira sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Tenebrionidae
Subfamily: Alleculinae
Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
Tribes
  • Alleculini Laporte, 1840
  • Cteniopodini Solier, 1835
Diversity
at least 230 genera
Synonyms
  • Cistelidae (Latreille) Kirby, 1837
  • Cistelides Latreille, 1825
  • Cistelinae
  • Cteniopodinae
  • Omophlinae
  • Pectinipèdes Mulsant, 1856
  • Xystropodinae
Pseudocistela amoena
Androchirus erythropus

Alleculinae is a subfamily of comb-clawed beetles belonging to the family Tenebrionidae.[1] These beetles are characterized by an oval body, threadlike antennae, relatively long legs and tarsi quite elongated. Their most striking feature, however, are the combed claws of the hind tarsi, that show fine teeth.[2]

There are more than 230 genera in Alleculinae found worldwide, separated into the two tribes Alleculini and Cteniopodini.[1][3][4][2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Aalbu, Rolf L.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. et al. (2021). "Review of genus-group names in the family Tenebrionidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)". ZooKeys (1050): 1–633. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1050.64217. PMID 34385881. PMC 8328949. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/64217/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Alleculinae subfamily Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/16397. 
  3. Bousquet, Yves; Thomas, Donald B.; Bouchard, Patrice; Smith, Aaron D. et al. (2018). "Catalogue of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) of North America". ZooKeys (728): 1–455. doi:10.3897/zookeys.728.20602. PMID 29416389. 
  4. 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. PMID 21594053. PMC 3088472. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4001. 

Wikidata ☰ Q524322 entry