Overview
Aderidae, the ant-like leaf beetles, is a of beetles that bear some resemblance to ants. The family consists of about 1,000 species in about 50 genera, of which most are tropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
As with the Anthicidae, their heads constrict just in front of the pronotum, forming a neck, although the posterior end of the pronotum is not usually as narrow. The eyes are hairy with a granular appearance. The first two abdominal sternites are fused, and in only some groups is a suture even visible. Sizes are 1–4 mm.
As the name suggests, most adults are found on the undersides of the leaves of shrubs and trees, while larvae have found in rotting wood, leaf litter, and nests of other insects.
As of 2002, the last publication of a world catalog of the family was that of Maurice Pic in 1910.
Synonyms of the family include:
- Xylophilidae Shuckard 1840
- Euglenesidae or Euglenidae Seidlitz 1875
- Hylophilidae Pic 1900
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Taxonomy
The Family Aderidae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Subfamily (6): Anthicinae · Ciinae · Mordellinae · Tenebrioninae · Unplaced · Zopherinae
- Tribe (1): Diaperini
- Genus (118): Acanthinus · Adelina · Aderus · Aegialites · Aglenus · Alphitobius · Amarygmus · Amblyderus · Ammophorus · Ananca · Anidorus · Anthelephila · Anthicus · Antilissus · Apterocis · Archeoglenes · Aulonium · Bitoma · Blapstinus · Boros · Capnochroa · Cephaloon · Ceracis · Cis · Cnopus · Cobososia · Colobicus · Colydium · Coxelus · Cyclodinus · Cysteodemus · Dendroides · Diaperis · Dolichocis · Elacatis · Ennearthron · Enneboeus · Epicauta · Eucicones · Euglenes · Euglenus · Eurygenius · Eutochia · Formicilla · Gnathocerus · Gonocephalum · Hadraule · Hemipeplus · Hesperobaenus · Hypophloeus · Ischyropalpus · Labetis · Lacconotus · Lasconotus · Latheticus · Litargus · Lobometopon · Lyphia · Lyreus · Lytta · Macratria · Malacocis · Mecynotarsus · Meloe · Mesomorphus · Monotoma · Mordella · Mycetophagus · Mycterus · Myrmechixenus · Nematoplus · Neotrichus · Notoxus · Octotemnus · Omonadus · Orthocis · Otolelus · Oxacis · Palembus · Palorus · Pedilus · Penthe · Phaleria · Phellopsis · Pisenus · Platydema · Plesiocis · Prostomis · Prothalpia · Pseudocistela · Pseudoglenes · Pycnomerus · Pytho · Rhipidius · Rhopalodontus · Sapintus · Sciophagus · Sphaeriestes · Stenotrachelus · Stricticomus · Strigocis · Sulcacis · Synchita · Synchroa · Tagalus · Tegrodera · Tenebrio · Tomoderus · Tribolium · Tricrania · Typhaea · Uloma · Usechus · Vacusus · Vanonus · Vincenzellus · Xylophilus · Zopherus
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 896 species and subspecies in the Family Aderidae.
Genera
Acanthinus
Adelina
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Aderus
Aderus is a genus of leaf from the Aderidae family that bear a resemblance to ants. [more]
Aegialites
Aglenus
Alphitobius
Amarygmus
Amblyderus
Ammophorus
Ananca
Anidorus
Anthelephila
Anthicus
The Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor anthicus) is a of racer, a non-venomous, colubrid snake. [more]
Antilissus
Apterocis
Archeoglenes
Aulonium
Bitoma
Blapstinus
Boros
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Capnochroa
Cephaloon
Ceracis
Cis
Cis may have the following meanings: [more]
Cnopus
Cobososia
Colobicus
Colydium
Coxelus
Cyclodinus
Cysteodemus
Dendroides
Diaperis
Dolichocis
Elacatis
Ennearthron
Enneboeus
Epicauta
Eucicones
Euglenes
Euglenus
Eurygenius
Eutochia
Formicilla
Gnathocerus
Gonocephalum
Hadraule
Hemipeplus
Hesperobaenus
Hypophloeus
Ischyropalpus
Labetis
Lacconotus
Lasconotus
Latheticus
Litargus
Lobometopon
Lyphia
Lyreus
Lytta
Macratria
Malacocis
Mecynotarsus
Meloe
The genus Meloe is a large, widespread group commonly referred to as oil beetles. They are known as "oil beetles" because they release oily droplets of hemolymph from their joints when disturbed; this contains cantharidin, a poisonous chemical causing blistering of the skin and painful swelling. Members of this genus are typically flightless, without functional wings, and shortened elytra. [more]
Mesomorphus
Monotoma
Mordella
Mycetophagus
Mycterus
Myrmechixenus
Nematoplus
Neotrichus
Notoxus
Octotemnus
Omonadus
Orthocis
Otolelus
Oxacis
Palembus
Palorus
Pedilus
Penthe
Phaleria
A Genus in the Kingdom Plantae. [more]
Phellopsis
Pisenus
Platydema
Plesiocis
Prostomis
Prothalpia
Pseudocistela
Pseudoglenes
Pycnomerus
Pytho
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Rhipidius
Rhopalodontus
Tenebrionoidea is a very large and diverse of beetles. [more]
Sapintus
Sciophagus
Sphaeriestes
Stenotrachelus
Stricticomus
Strigocis
Sulcacis
Synchita
Synchroa
Tagalus
Tegrodera
Tenebrio
Tomoderus
Tribolium
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia. [more]
Tricrania
Typhaea
Uloma
Usechus
Vacusus
Vanonus
Vincenzellus
Xylophilus
Zopherus
At least 17 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Zopherus.
More info about the Genus Zopherus may be found here.
References
- Donald S. Chandler, "Aderidae", in Ross H. Arnett, Jr. and Michael C. Thomas, American Beetles (CRC Press, 2002), vol. 2
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