Salpingidae
Encyclopedia
Salpingidae or narrow-waisted bark beetles is a family of beetle
s, in the large suborder Polyphaga
. The species are small, about 1.5 - 7 mm in length. This family is worldwide distributed and consists of about 45 genera and 300 species.
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 large 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”...
. The species are small, about 1.5 - 7 mm in length. This family is worldwide distributed and consists of about 45 genera and 300 species.
Genera
This list is not complete:- Aegialites
- Dacoderus
- Tretothorax
- Eurystethes
- Inopeplus
- Elacatis
- RhinosimusRhinosimusRhinosimus is a genus of narrow-waisted bark beetles, usually recognized by the long rostrum on the head of an adult beetle.-External links:* * *...
- Sphaeriestes
- Vincenzellus