Anthribidae
Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea. As in the Nemonychidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting.
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Sharpius venustus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Clade: | Phytophaga |
Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
Family: | Anthribidae Billberg, 1820 |
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Most anthribids feed upon fungi or decaying plant matter, and the larvae feed within dead wood. Some species of Choraginae feed upon seeds, a few are stored product pests, and, unusually, Anthribus feeds upon soft scale insects.[2][3][4][5]
Gallery
- Toxonotus cornutus
- Fungus weevil
- Close-up of fungus weevil (Anthribidae)
See also
References
- Legalov, A.A. (2013). "Review of the family Anthribidae (Coleoptera) from the Jurassic of Karatau: subfamily Protoscelinae. Genus Protoscelis Medvedev". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 292–302. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030064.
- "Anthribidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Anthribidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Browse Anthribidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- "Anthribidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
External links
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