Erotylidae
Pleasing fungus beetles | |
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Some pleasing fungus beetles described in the 19th century | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Euarthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Coleoptera |
Suborder: |
Polyphaga |
Infraorder: |
Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: |
Cucujoidea |
Family: |
Erotylidae Latreille, 1802 [1] |
Subfamilies | |
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Toramus pulchellus

Ischyrus quadripunctatus

Acropteroxys gracilis (tribe Languriini)
Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it includes the subfamilies Dacninae, Encaustinae, Erotylinae, Megalodacninae, and Tritominae.[1] In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition sensu lato. They feed on plant and fungal matter; some are important pollinators (e.g. of the ancient cycads), while a few have gained notoriety as pests of some significance. Sometimes, useful and harmful species are found in one genus, e.g. Pharaxonotha. Most pleasing fungus beetles, however, are inoffensive animals of little significance to humans.
Selected genera
These 160 genera belong to the family Erotylidae:
Acropteroxys Gorham, 1887 i c g b
- Acryptophagus
Aegithus Fabricius, 1801 g
Amblyopus Lacordaire, 1842 g
Amblyscelis Gorham, 1888
Anadastus Gorham, 1887 g
Apolybas Alvarenga, 1965 g
Atomarops Reitter
Aulacochilus Lacordaire, 1842
Bacis Dejean, 1836 g
Barytopus Chevrolat, 1836 g
Bolerus Grouvelle
Brachypterosa Zablotny & Leschen, 1996
- Brachysphaenus
Caenolanguria Gorham, 1887 g
- Callischyrus
- Camptocarpus
Cathartocryptus Sharp, 1886 i c g
Chinophagus Ljubarsky, 1997
Cladoxena Motschulsky
- Cnecosa
Coccimorphus Hope, 1841
Coelocryptus Sharp, 1900
Combocerus Bedel, 1868 g
Coptengis Crotch, 1876
Crotchia Fowler
- Crowsenguptus
Cryptodacne Sharp, 1878 g
Cryptophilus Reitter, 1874 i c g b
Cycadophila Xu, Tang & Skelley, 2015 g
Cypherotylus Crotch, 1873
Cyrtomorphus Lacordaire, 1842 g
- Cytorea
Dacne Latrielle, 1796
Dactylotritoma Arrow, 1925 g
- Dapsa
Dasydactylus Gorham, 1887 i c g b
Doubledaya White, 1850 g
- Ectrapezidera
Ellipticus Chevrolat, 1836 g
Empocryptus Sharp
Encaustes Lacordaire, 1842 g
Epilanguria Fowler, 1908 g
Episcapha Dejean, 1837
Episcaphula Crotch
Erotylina Curran, 1944 g
Erotylus Fabricius, 1775
Eutriplax Lewis, 1887
- Fitoa
Gibbifer Voet, 1778 i c g b
- Goniolanguria
Haematochiton Gorham, 1888 i c g b
Hapalips Reitter, 1877 i c g b
Henoticonus Reitter, 1878
- Hirsotriplax
Hirsutotriplax Skelley, 1993 i c g b
Homoeotelus Hope, 1841
Hoplepiscapha Lea, 1922
Hornerotylus g
Iphiclus Chevrolat, 1836 g
Ischyrus Lacordaire, 1842 i c g b
Languria Latreille, 1802 i c g b
- Languriomorpha
Langurites Motschulsky, 1860 i c g b
Lepidotoramus Leschen, 1997 i c g
Leucohimatium Rosenhauer, 1856
Ligurana Chûjô, 1974 g
Linodesmus Bedel, 1882
Loberogosmus Reitter
- Loberolus
Loberonotha Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1969 i c g
Loberopsyllus
Loberoschema Reitter
Loberus LeConte, 1861 i c g b
Lobosternum Reitter, 1875 i c g
- Lybanodes
Lybas Lacordaire, 1842 g
Macromelea Hope
Macrophagus Motschulsky
- Malleolanguria
Megalodacne Crotch, 1873 i c g b
Megischyrus Crotch, 1873 g
- Meristobelus
Micrencaustes Crotch, 1875 g
Microlanguria Lewis
Microsternus Lewis, 1887 i c g b
- Mimodacne
Mycetaea Stephens, 1829
Mycolybas Crotch, 1876
Mycophtorus Lacordaire, 1842 g
Mycotretus Lacordaire, 1842 i c g b
Neocladoxena Maeda, 1974 g
Neodacne Chûjô, 1976 g
Neoloberolus Leschen, 2003 i c g
Neopriotelus Alvarenga, 1965 g
Neosternus Dai & Zhao, 2013 g
Neotriplax[verification needed]
Neoxestus Crotch, 1875 g
Nomotus
Oligocorynus Chevrolat, 1836 g
Oretylus Heller, 1920 g
- Ortholanguria
Othniocryptus Sharp, 1900
Pachylanguria Crotch, 1875 g
Paederolanguria Mader, 1939 g
Paphezia Zablotny & Leschen, 1996
Paracladoxena Fowler
Paraxonotha g
- Pediacus
Penolanguria Kolbe
Pharaxonotha Reitter, 1875 i c g b
Phricobacis Crotch, 1876 g
Platoberus Sharp
Prepopharus Erichson, 1847 g
- Promecolanguria
Protoloberus Leschen, 2003 i c g
Pselaphacus Percheron, 1835 g
Pselaphandra Jacobson, 1904
Pseudhapalips Champion
Pseudhenoticus Sharp
Pseudischyrus Casey, 1916 i c g b
Pseudotritoma Gorham, 1888 g
Rhodotritoma Arrow, 1925 g
Scaphengis Gorham, 1888 g
Scaphidomorphus Hope, 1841 g
Scaphodacne Heller, 1918
Scelidopetalon Delkeskamp, 1957 g
Setariola Jakobson, 1915 g
Sphenoxus Lacordaire, 1842 g
Spondotriplax Crotch, 1875 g
- Stengita
- Stenodina
Strongylosomus Chevrolat, 1836 g
Tapinotarsus Kirsch, 1865 g
Telmatoscius* Teretilanguria
Tetralanguria Crotch, 1875 g
Tetraphala g
Tetratritoma Arrow, 1925 g
Thallis
Thallisella Crotch
Thallisellodes Arrow, 1925 g
Tomarops Grouvelle, 1903
Toramus Grouvelle, 1916 i c g b
- Trapezidera
Trapezidistes Fowler, 1887 g
- Trichotritoma
- Trichulus
Triplacidea Gorham, 1901
Triplax Herbst, 1793 i c g b
Tritoma Fabricius, 1775 i c g b
Truquiella b
Typocephalus Chevrolat, 1837 g
Xenocryptus Arrow, 1929
Xenohimatium Lyubarsky & Perkovsky, 2012 g
Xenoscelinus Grouvelle, 1910 g
Xenoscelis Wollaston, 1864 g
Xestus Wollaston, 1864 g
Zavaljus Reitter, 1880 g* Acropteroxys Gorham, 1887
Zonarius (= Oligocorynus)
Zythonia Westwood, 1874
Data sources: i = ITIS[2], c = Catalogue of Life[3], g = GBIF[4], b = Bugguide.net[5]
References
Media related to Erotylidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Erotylidae at Wikispecies
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R. A. B. Leschen (2003). Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea): phylogeny and review (Part 1). Fauna of New Zealand 47. Manaaki Whenua Press, New Zealand. pp. 108 pp. ISBN 0-478-09350-0.
J. A. Robertson, J. V. McHugh & M. F. Whiting (2004). "A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae): evolution of colour patterns, gregariousness and mycophagy". Systematic Entomology. 29 (2): 173–187. doi:10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00242.x.
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P. Węgrzynowicz (2002). "Morphology, phylogeny and classification of the family Erotylidae based on adult characters (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)" (PDF). Genus. 13 (4): 435–504.
External links
- Key to the British species of family Erotylidae
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