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Pterogeniidae

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Pterogeniidae is a family of beetles belonging to the supefamily Tenebrionoidea. They are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Adults and larvae have been found associated with the fruiting bodies of polypore fungi, although adults can also be found in litter and debris.[1]

Taxonomy

Genera in the family include: [2][3]

References

  1. ^ Lawrence, John F.. "11.3. Pterogeniidae Crowson, 1953". 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. 501-504.
  2. ^ Lawrence, John F. (1977). "The Family Pterogeniidae, with Notes on the Phylogeny of the Heteromera". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 31 (1): 25–56. JSTOR 3999849.
  3. ^ Burckhardt, Daniel; Löbl, Ivan (1992). "A review of the Pterogeniidae (Coleoptera)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 104 (3): 243–291. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1992.tb00924.x.

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Pterogeniidae: Brief Summary

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Pterogeniidae is a family of beetles belonging to the supefamily Tenebrionoidea. They are found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Adults and larvae have been found associated with the fruiting bodies of polypore fungi, although adults can also be found in litter and debris.

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