Kateretidae

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Kateretidae
Temporal range: Barremian–Recent
Kateretes pedicularius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Kateretidae
Erichson in Agassiz, 1846
Synonyms

Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845

Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea.[1][2][3] There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species.[4][5][6] They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla.[7]

Kateretes pusillus

Genera[edit]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kateretidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  2. ^ Family KATERETIDAE at Australian Faunal Directory
  3. ^ Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants
  4. ^ a b "Kateretidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  5. ^ a b "Browse Kateretidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  6. ^ a b "Kateretidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-01.
  7. ^ Peris, David; Jelínek, Josef (February 2020). "Syninclusions of two new species of short-winged flower beetle (Coleoptera: Kateretidae) in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar)". Cretaceous Research. 106: 104264. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104264. S2CID 204258472.

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