Chaetosomatidae
Encyclopedia
Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetle
s, in the suborder Polyphaga
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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, in the suborder Polyphaga
Polyphaga
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles; the name is derived from two two Greek words: poly-, meaning 'many', and phagein, meaning 'to eat', so the suborder is called the “eaters of many things”...
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Taxonomy
- Genus Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851
- Chaetosoma scaritides Westwood, 1851
- Genus Chaetosomodes Broun, 1921
- Chaetosomodes halli Broun, 1921
- Genus Malgassochaetus Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus cordicollis (Menier & Ekis, 1982)
- Malgassochaetus crowsoni Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus pauliani Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus penicillatus Menier & Ekis, 1982
- Malgassochaetus quadraticollis (Menier & Ekis, 1982)
- Malgassochaetus sogai Menier, 1991
- Malgassochaetus viettei Menier & Ekis, 1982