Cerophytidae

The Cerophytidae are a family of Coleoptera known as the rare click beetles. Adults are infrequently encountered, and larvae are found within wood, where they are believed to feed on fungi. The family contains 22 species in four genera, primarily distributed in the New World:[1]

  • Genus Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
    • Aphytocerus communis Zherikhin, 1977
  • Genus Brachycerophytum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Genus Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
  • Genus Phytocerum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum alleni Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum belloi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum birai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum boliviense (Golbach, 1983)
    • Phytocerum burakowskii Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum cayennense (de Bonvouloir, 1870)
    • Phytocerum distinguendum (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
    • Phytocerum golbachi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum ingens Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum inpa Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum minutum (Golbach, 1983)
    • Phytocerum serraticorne Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum simonkai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
    • Phytocerum trinidadense (Golbach, 1983)
    • Phytocerum zikani (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)

Cerophytidae
Cerophytum elateroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Cerophytidae
Latreille, 1834

References
  1. Cerophytidae Species List Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at Joel's Hallan Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 July 2011.


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