Dascillidae
Dascillidae is a family of beetles within the clade Elateriformia. There are about 100 extant species in 11 genera, which are found worldwide. Dascillidae together with Rhipiceridae form the super family Dascilloidea.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Dascilloidea |
| Family: | Dascillidae Guérin-Méneville, 1843 |
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Taxonomy
The family was named by Guérin Méneville in 1843.[2] The family is divided up into two poorly defined subfamilies Karumiinae, and Dascillinae.[3]
Description
Adult Dascillidae are 4.5–25 mm long with an elongate body that is somewhat convex in cross-section. They are covered in dense grey/brown hairs.[4] Karumiines have highly modified soft-bodies, similar to some members of Elateroidea.[3]
Ecology
The adults can be found on grass during the springtime. The larvae occur in moist soil or under rocks.[4] The larvae are thought to feed on roots or decaying plant matter.[5] Some karumiines like Karumia are associated with termites.[3]
Genera
- Anorus LeConte, 1859
- Dascillus Latreille, 1796
- Karumia Escalera, 1913
- Notodascillus Carter, 1935
- Coptocera Murray
- Metallidascillus Pic
- Petalon Schoenherr
- Sinocaulus Fairmaire
- Drilocephalus Pic
- Pleolobus Philippi & Philippi
- Genecerus Walker
- Emmita Escaler
- †Baltodascillus Kundrata et al., 2021[3] Baltic Amber, Eocene
- †Cretodascillus Jin et al, 2013[6] Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- †Lyprodascillus Zhang, 1989 Shanwang, China, Miocene (familial attribution uncertain[6])
- †Parelateriformius Yan & Wang, 2010[7] Daohugou Beds, China, Middle–Late Jurassic
References
- ZHENYU JIN; HERMES E. ESCALONA; ADAM ŚLIPIŃSKI; HONG PANG (June 2013). "PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION OF RHIPICERINAE (COLEOPTERA: RHIPICERIDAE) WITH A REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN TAXA". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577. ISSN 0003-4541. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- "Dascillidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- Kundrata, R.; Gimmel, M. L.; Packova, G.; Bukejs, A.; Blank, S. M. (2021). "A new enigmatic lineage of Dascillidae (Coleoptera: Elateriformia) from Eocene Baltic amber described using X-ray microtomography, with notes on Karumiinae morphology and classification". Fossil Record. 24 (1): 141–149. doi:10.5194/fr-24-141-2021.
- "Dascillidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- Jin, Zhenyu; Ślipiński, Adam; Pang, Hong (December 2013). "Genera of Dascillinae (Coleoptera: Dascillidae) with a Review of the Asian Species of Dascillus Latreille, Petalon Schonherr and Sinocaulus Fairmaire". Annales Zoologici. 63 (4): 551–652. doi:10.3161/000345413X676786. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Jin, Zhenyu; Ślipiński, Adam; Pang, Hong; Ren, Dong (2013). "A new Mesozoic species of soft-bodied plant beetle (Coleoptera: Dascillidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China with a review of fossil Dascillidae". Annales Zoologici. 63 (3): 501–509. doi:10.3161/000345413X672492. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Li, Yan-Da; Jin, Zhen-Yu; Ślipiński, Adam; Huang, Di-Ying; Cai, Chen-Yang (2022). "Parelateriformius from the Middle–Late Jurassic of China reinterpreted as the earliest Dascillidae (Coleoptera: Dascilloidea)". Palaeoentomology. 5 (6): 545–568. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.6.6. ISSN 2624-2834.