Laemophloeus

Laemophloeus is a genus of beetles; it is the type genus of the family Laemophloeidae. The genus has been almost completely reviewed in modern times.[1][2][3][4][5] Following [1] by recognizing only those species congeneric with the type species, Laemophloeus monilis (Fabricius), as valid members of the genus reduces the size of the genus from more than a hundred species to only 28, as follows (with their distribution):

  • Laemophloeus apache Thomas [North America]
  • Laemophloeus biguttatus (Say) [North America]
  • Laemophloeus buenavista Thomas [Mexico, Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus capitisculptus Thomas [South America]
  • Laemophloeus concinnus Thomas [Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus corporoflavus Thomas [South America]
  • Laemophloeus dozieri Thomas [South America]
  • Laemophloeus fasciatus Melsheimer [North America]
  • Laemophloeus fervidus Casey [North America]
  • Laemophloeus germaini Grouvelle [Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus incisus Sharp [Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus insulatestudinas Thomas [Galapagos]
  • Laemophloeus kraussi Ganglbauer [Europe]
  • Laemophloeus lecontei Grouvelle [North, Central, and South America, West Indies]
  • Laemophloeus macrognathus Reitter [Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus mathani Grouvelle [South America]
  • Laemophloeus megacephalus Grouvelle [North, Central, and South America, West Indies]
  • Laemophloeus monilis (Fabricius) [Europe, North Africa, Asia]
  • Laemophloeus muticus (Fabricius) [Europe, Asia]
  • Laemophloeus nigricollis Lucas [Europe, North Africa]
  • Laemophloeus planaclavatus Thomas [South America]
  • Laemophloeus ribbei Reitter [Siberia]
  • Laemophloeus sexarticulatus Kessel [Mexico, Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus shastanus Casey [North America]
  • Laemophloeus submonilis Reitter [Japan, Siberia]
  • Laemophloeus suturalis Reitter [North, Central and South America]
  • Laemophloeus taurus Thomas [Mexico, South America]
  • Laemophloeus terminalis Casey [North America]

Laemophloeus
Laemophloeus germaini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Laemophloeidae
Genus: Laemophloeus
Dejean, 1836

Those species still listed as Laemophloeus in published or online lists (e.g.[6]) should be listed as Laemophloeus (sens. lat.).

Like most members of the Laemophloeidae, Laemophloeus species are found under bark of dead trees, where they seem to feed primarily on fungus, especially Ascomycetes.[7] They range in size from moderate to large for the family (2mm-4mm in length). The members of the genus occur throughout the Palaearctic and Nearctic Regions, but extend south into the tropics in the New World, where five other closely related genera are found.[5]

References
  1. Lefkovitch, L. P. 1959. A revision of European Laemophloeinae (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). Transactions of the Royal Entntomological Society of London 111: 95-118.
  2. Iablokoff-Khnzorian, S. M. 1977. Beetles of the tribe Laemophloeini (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) in the Soviet Union. I. Entomologicheskoye Obozreniye 56: 610-624.
  3. Thomas, M. C. 2013. A review of New World Laemophloeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae): 1. Species with antennal club of more than three antennomeres. Insecta Mundi 0294: 1-23.
  4. Thomas, M. C. 2014. A review of New World Laemophloeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae): 2. Neotropical species with antennal club of three antennomeres. Insecta Mundi 0363: 1-38.
  5. Thomas, M. C. 2015. A review of New World Laemophloeus Dejean (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae): 3. Nearctic species. Insecta Mundi 0450: 1-35.
  6. Laemophloeidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 20 September 2016.
  7. Lawrence, J. F. 1977. Coleoptera associated with an Hypoxylon species (Ascomycetes: Xylariaceae) on oak. Coleopterists Bulletin 31: 309-312.
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