Biology:Dascillidae
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| Dascillus cervinus | |
Scientific classification 
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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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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]
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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263091260_Phylogeny_and_Classification_of_Rhipicerinae_Coleoptera_Rhipiceridae_with_A_Review_of_the_Australian_Taxa. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ "Dascillidae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=113990.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Dascillidae Family Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/51974.
- ↑ 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" (in en). Annales Zoologici 63 (4): 551–652. doi:10.3161/000345413X676786. ISSN 0003-4541. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3161/000345413X676786.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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" (in en). Annales Zoologici 63 (3): 501–509. doi:10.3161/000345413X672492. ISSN 0003-4541. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3161/000345413X672492.
- ↑ 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)" (in en). Palaeoentomology 5 (6): 545–568. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.6.6. ISSN 2624-2834. https://mapress.com/pe/article/view/palaeoentomology.5.6.6.
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