Cerophytidae

Summary

The Cerophytidae are a family of beetles belonging to Elateroidea. Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed.[1] The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic.[2] Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking.[1]

Cerophytidae
Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent
Cerophytum elateroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Cerophytidae
Latreille, 1834
Genera

See text

Synonyms

Praelateriidae Dolin, 1973

Taxonomy edit

After[2][3]

Mesozoic clade:

Extant clade:

  • Wongaroo Oberprieler et al. 2016 Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed, Australia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
  • Baissophytum Chang et al. 2011 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
  • Baissopsis Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
  • Amberophytum Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
  • Genus Afrocerophytum Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
    • Afrocerophytum vix Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
  • Genus Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
    • Aphytocerus communis Zherikhin, 1977
  • Genus Brachycerophytum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Genus Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
  • Genus Phytocerum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum alleni Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum belloi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum birai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum boliviense (Golbach, 1983)
    • Phytocerum burakowskii Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum cayennense (de Bonvouloir, 1870)
    • Phytocerum distinguendum (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
    • Phytocerum golbachi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum ingens Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum inpa Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum minutum (Golbach, 1983)
    • Phytocerum serraticorne Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum simonkai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum trinidadense (Golbach, 1983)
    • Phytocerum zikani (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 54-61.
  2. ^ a b Yu, Yali; Ślipiński, Adam; Lawrence, John F.; Yan, Evgeny; Ren, Dong; Pang, Hong (July 2019). "Reconciling past and present: Mesozoic fossil record and a new phylogeny of the family Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Cretaceous Research. 99: 51–70. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024. S2CID 135290616.
  3. ^ Cerophytidae Species List Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at Joel's Hallan Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

External links edit

  • Cerophytidae at the Tree of Life