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.[1]
| Cerophytidae Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
,_Parc_de_Woluw%C3%A9,_Bruxelles_-_Flickr_-_Frank.Vassen.jpg)
| |
| Cerophytum elateroides | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834 |
| Genera | |
|
See text | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Praelateriidae Dolin, 1973 | |
Taxonomy
editMesozoic clade:
- †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)
- †Jurassophytum Yu et al. 2019 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
- †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)
- †Baissophytum Chang et al. 2011 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
- †Baissopsis Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
- †Amberophytum Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
- Genus Afrocerophytum Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
- Afrocerophytum vix Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
- Genus Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
- Aphytocerus communis Zherikhin, 1977
- Genus Brachycerophytum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
- Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
- Genus Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
- Cerophytum convexicolle LeConte, 1866
- Cerophytum japonicum Sasaji, 1999
- Cerophytum pulsator (Haldeman, 1845)
- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. Bibcode:2019CrRes..99...51Y. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024. S2CID 135290616.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit
Wikispecies has information related to Cerophytidae.
- Cerophytidae at the Tree of Life