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Family of beetles
The Cerophytidae are a
family of beetles belonging to
Elateroidea . Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed.
[1] The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic.
[2] Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking.
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Taxonomy
After
[2]
[3]
Mesozoic clade:
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Elaterocoleus Dolin 1973
Dzhil Formation , Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (
Hettangian -
Sinemurian )
†
Praelaterium Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian-Sinemurian
†
Necromeropsis Yu et al. 2019
Burmese amber , Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (
Cenomanian )
†
Aphytocerus Zherikhin 1977
Taimyr Amber , Russia, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-
Santonian )
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Jurassophytum Yu et al. 2019
Jiulongshan Formation , China, Middle Jurassic (
Callovian )
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Necromera Martynov 1926 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Callovian,
Karabastau Formation , Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (
Oxfordian )
Laiyang Formation ,
Yixian Formation , China, Early Cretaceous (
Aptian )
Extant clade:
†
Wongaroo Oberprieler et al. 2016
Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed , Australia, Late Jurassic (
Tithonian )
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Baissophytum Chang et al. 2011
Zaza Formation , Russia, Aptian
†
Baissopsis Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
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Amberophytum Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
Genus
Afrocerophytum Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
Genus
Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
Genus
Brachycerophytum 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)
References
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a
b Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim) , edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 54-61.
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a
b Yu, Yali; Ślipiński, Adam; Lawrence, John F.; Yan, Evgeny; Ren, Dong; Pang, Hong (July 2019).
"Reconciling past and present: Mesozoic fossil record and a new phylogeny of the family Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)" . Cretaceous Research . 99 : 51–70.
doi :
10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024 .
S2CID
135290616 .
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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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