Bostrichoidea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Bostrichiformia |
| Superfamily: | Bostrichoidea Latreille, 1802 |
Bostrichoidea is a superfamily of beetles. It is the type superfamily of the infraorder Bostrichiformia.
Description[edit]
The Bostrichoidea are united by the following features: modified cryptonephridism, the structure of the aedeagus in males, and the lack of a basal mandibular mola in larvae.[1]
Aside from this, Bostrichoidea show a range of morphologies. For example, in Bostrichidae alone, the adult body shape varies from convex to flattened, the body length from 2 to 50 mm (0.079 to 1.969 in), and the colour may be yellow, brown or black and sometimes has a metallic hue.[2]
Ecology[edit]
Bostrichoids generally live in dry habitats. For example, many Bostrichidae feed on wood, though some attack monocotyledonous plants as well and Rhyzopertha dominica feeds on stored grains and cereal products.[2] Similarly, most Ptinidae are wood-borers as larvae but some feed on other dry plant or animal material, such as stored foods, tobacco and museum specimens.[3] Dermestidae are typically scavengers on dried organic matter with a high protein content, with some species being predators or feeding on pollen and nectar.[4]
Families and subfamilies[edit]
Bostrichoidea includes the following subgroups:[5]
- Family Bostrichidae Latreille, 1802 - Horned Powder-post Beetles
- Subfamily Bostrichinae Latreille, 1802
- Subfamily Dinoderinae Thomson, 1863
- Subfamily Dysidinae Lesne, 1921
- Subfamily Euderiinae Lesne, 1934
- Subfamily Lyctinae Billberg, 1820 - Powder-post Beetles
- Subfamily Polycaoninae Lesne, 1896
- Subfamily Psoinae Blanchard, 1851
- Family Dermestidae Latreille, 1804 - Carpet Beetles
- Subfamily Attageninae Laporte, 1840
- Subfamily Dermestinae Latreille, 1804
- Subfamily Megatominae Leach, 1815
- Subfamily Orphilinae LeConte, 1861
- Subfamily Thorictinae Agassiz, 1846
- Subfamily Trinodinae Casey, 1900
- Family Endecatomidae LeConte, 1861
- Family Ptinidae Latreille, 1802 (formerly Anobiidae)
- Subfamily Alvarenganiellinae Viana and Martínez, 1971
- Subfamily Anobiinae Fleming, 1821 - Death-watch Beetles
- Subfamily Dorcatominae Thomson, 1859
- Subfamily Dryophilinae Gistel, 1848
- Subfamily Ernobiinae Pic, 1912
- Subfamily Eucradinae LeConte, 1861
- Subfamily Mesocoelopodinae Mulsant and Rey, 1864
- Subfamily Ptilininae Shuckard, 1839
- Subfamily Ptininae Latreille, 1802 - Spider Beetles
- Subfamily Xyletininae Gistel, 1848
References[edit]
- ^ Taylor, Christopher. "Bostrichoidea". Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ a b "Wood Boring Beetle Families - Bostrichidae". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Family Ptinidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "Family Dermestidae - Carpet Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88). Pensoft Publishers: 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.