Cerophytidae
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Cerophytidae is a family
Family (biology)
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 of insects known as the rare click beetles. It contains 22 species in four genera, primarily distributed in the New World:
  • 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
    • Cerophytum convexicolle LeConte, 1866
    • Cerophytum japonicum Sasaji, 1999
    • Cerophytum pulsator (Haldeman, 1845)

  • 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)

External links

Cerophytidae at the Tree of Life
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