- Ceratocanthinae
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Ceratocanthinae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Scarabeiformia Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Family: Scarabaeidae Subfamily: Ceratocanthinae
A. Martínez, 1968Ceratocanthinae is a subfamily of Hybosoridae in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Type genus Ceratocanthus. It includes three tribes within 40 genus, and 328 species.
Synonim:
- Acanthoceridae Lacordaire, 1856
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Description
It is small sized beetles from 2.0 to 10.0 milimeters in length. Adult beetles can be found on the bark and branches of dead trees and on fungus.
Distribution
Ceratocanthinae are relatively widespread. They can be found in Australian, Afrotropical, Indomalaysian, Neotropical, Nearctic, and Palaearctic regions.
Ecology
The adults have been found to associate with termites and ants. Larvae live under bark and in burrows of bessbugs (Passalidae).
External links
- Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles HYBOSORIDAE... Ceratocanthinae Martínez, 1968
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