Ant-like leaf beetle
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Aderidae, the ant-like leaf beetles, is a family
of beetle
s that bear some resemblance to ant
s. The family consists of about 1,000 species in about 50 genera, of which most are tropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
As with the Anthicidae, their heads constrict just in front of the pronotum, forming a neck, although the posterior end of the pronotum is not usually as narrow. The eyes are hairy with a granular appearance. The first two abdominal sternites are fused, and in only some groups is a suture even visible. Sizes are 1–4 mm.
As the name suggests, most adults are found on the undersides of the leaves of shrubs and trees, while larvae have found in rotting wood, leaf litter, and nests of other insects.
, the last publication of a world catalog of the family was that of Maurice Pic
in 1910.
Synonyms of the family include:
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of beetle
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s that bear some resemblance to ant
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
s. The family consists of about 1,000 species in about 50 genera, of which most are tropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
As with the Anthicidae, their heads constrict just in front of the pronotum, forming a neck, although the posterior end of the pronotum is not usually as narrow. The eyes are hairy with a granular appearance. The first two abdominal sternites are fused, and in only some groups is a suture even visible. Sizes are 1–4 mm.
As the name suggests, most adults are found on the undersides of the leaves of shrubs and trees, while larvae have found in rotting wood, leaf litter, and nests of other insects.
, the last publication of a world catalog of the family was that of Maurice Pic
Maurice Pic
Maurice Pic was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He contributed to Mary-Louis Fauconnet's Catalogue raisonné des coléoptères de Saône-et-Loire and wrote many short papers, many in L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne describing world beetles...
in 1910.
Synonyms of the family include:
- Xylophilidae ShuckardWilliam Edward ShuckardWilliam Edward Shuckard was an English bookseller and entomologist.He was also librarian of the Royal Society and translated Manual of Entomology Hermann Burmeister .He was a specialist in Hymenoptera but worked onColeoptera in his early years).-Publications:Partial list* A Description of the...
1840 - Euglenesidae or Euglenidae Seidlitz 1875
- Hylophilidae Pic 1900
Genera
- AderusAderusAderus is a genus of leaf beetles from the family Aderidae that resemble ants.-Species:* Aderus brevicornis * Aderus brunneipennis * Aderus nigrinus [= Anidorus nigrinus]...
- Agacinosia
- Agenjosia
- Anidorus
- Ariotus
- Axylophilus
- Beltranosia
- Candidosia
- Carinatophilus
- Cnopus
- Cobososia
- Dusmetosia
- Elonus
- Emelinus
- Escalerosia
- Euglenes
- Ganascus
- Gonzalosia
- Gymnoganascus
- Hintonosia
- Megaxenus
- Menorosia
- Mixaderus
- Otolelus
- Phytobaenus
- Pseudananca
- Pseudanidorus
- Pseudariotus
- Pseudolotelus
- Saegerosia
- Scraptogetus
- Syzeton
- Syzetonellus
- Syzetoninus
- Tokiophilus
- Vanonus
- Zarcosia
- Zonantes