Biology:Kateretidae

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Short description: Family of beetles

Kateretidae
Temporal range: Barremian–Recent
Kateretes pedicularius (Linné, 1758) (3578017131).jpg
Kateretes pedicularius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Kateretidae
Erichson in Agassiz, 1846
Synonyms

Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845

Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea.[1][2][3] There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species.[4][5][6] They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla.[7]

Kateretes pusillus

Genera

  • Amartus LeConte, 1861 i c g b
  • Anamartus Jelinek, 1976 g
  • Anthonaeus Horn, 1879 i c g b
  • Boreades Parson, 1943 i c g
  • Brachyleptus Motschulsky, 1845 g
  • Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913 i c g b
  • Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794 i c g b
  • Heterhelus DuVal, 1858 i c g b
  • Kateretes Herbst, 1793 i c g b
  • Neobrachypterus Jelínek, 1979 i c g
  • Cretaretes Peris and Jelínek 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
  • Eoceniretes Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2008 g
  • Furcalabratum Poinar and Brown, 2018, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Lebanoretes Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[1]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q951467 entry