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Bostrichoidea

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Bostrichoidea
Temporal range: Norian–Recent
Anthrenus verbasci (Dermestidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Bostrichiformia
Superfamily: Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Dinoderus japonicus (Bostrichidae)
Anobium punctatum (Ptinidae)

Bostrichoidea is a superfamily of beetles. It is the type superfamily of the infraorder Bostrichiformia.

Description

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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

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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

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Bostrichoidea includes the following subgroups:[5]

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, Christopher. "Bostrichoidea". Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ a b "Wood Boring Beetle Families - Bostrichidae". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ^ "Family Ptinidae - Death-watch and Spider Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ "Family Dermestidae - Carpet Beetles". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  5. ^ 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.
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