Biology:Omethidae
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Short description: Family of beetles
| Omethidae | |
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| Omethes marginatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Omethidae LeConte, 1861 |
Omethidae is a family of Elateroidea sometimes known as the false soldier beetles.[1] They are native to South, Southeast and Eastern Asia and the Americas.[2][3] Their biology is obscure and their larvae are unknown. They appear to inhabit vegetation in or surrounding forests, and are probably active during the day.[3]
Classification and taxonomy
There are some 40 species in 11 genera, divided into four subfamilies. Long-lipped beetles (Telegeusinae) were formerly treated as a family Telegeusidae but are most recently treated as a subfamily within Omethidae.[4][5] According to other recent studies, Phengodidae might possibly include (or be sister taxon to) the telegeusines.[6]
Subfamily Driloniinae
- Drilonius
Subfamily Matheteinae
Subfamily Omethinae
Subfamily Telegeusinae
- Pseudokarumia
- Pseudotelegeusis
- Telegeusis
References
- ↑ "Family Omethidae - False Soldier Beetles". BugGuide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/110285.
- ↑ Roza, André Silva; Constantin, Robert; Mermudes, José Ricardo Miras (2019-11-26). "Pseudotelegeusis meloi sp. nov., the first Telegeusinae from Peru (Coleoptera: Omethidae, Telegeusinae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (580). doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.580. ISSN 2118-9773. https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/809.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ramsdale, Alistair S. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G. et al., eds., "4.16. Omethidae LeConte, 1861", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim) (DE GRUYTER): pp. 149–153, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.149, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110911213.149/html, retrieved 2022-10-02
- ↑ Kundrata R, Bocakova M, Bocak L. (2014) The comprehensive phylogeny of the superfamily Elateroidea (Coleoptera: Elateriformia). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 76:162-71. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.03.012.
- ↑ Roza, A.S.; Constantin, R.; Mermudes, J.R.M. Pseudotelegeusis meloi sp. nov., the first Telegeusinae from Peru (Coleoptera: Omethidae, Telegeusinae). European Journal of Taxonomy, [S.l.], n. 580, nov. 2019. ISSN 2118-9773. Available at: <https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/809>. Date accessed: 06 dec. 2019. doi:https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2019.580.
- ↑ Zaragoza-Caballero & Zurita-Garcia (2015) A preliminary study on the phylogeny of the family Phengodidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Zootaxa 3947: 527–542.
Wikidata ☰ Q756403 entry
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