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Eupsilobiidae

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Eupsilobiidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Endomychidae.^[1] Most genera are restricted to the Neotropics, while the genus Eidoreus is found worldwide. They are fungivores, and have been observed living commensally in bee and ant nests.^[2]

Genera

The following seven genera, altogether comprising 16 species, are currently included in Eupsilobiidae:^[1]^[3]^[4]

Cerasommatidia Brèthes, 1925
Chileolobius Pakaluk & Ślipiński, 1990
Eidoreus Sharp, 1885
Evolocera Sharp, 1902
Ibicarella Pakaluk & Ślipiński, 1990
Microxenus Wollaston, 1861 – South Africa^[4]
Natalinus Tomaszewska, 2011 – South Africa^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Robertson, James A.; Ślipiński, Adam; Moulton, Matthew; Shockley, Floyd W.; Giorgi, Adriano; Lord, Nathan P.; Mckenna, Duane D.; Tomaszewska, Wioletta; Forrester, Juanita; Miller, Kelly B.; Whiting, Michael F.; Mchugh, Joseph V. (October 2015). "Phylogeny and classification of Cucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia): Systematics of Cucujoidea and Coccinelloidea". Systematic Entomology. 40 (4): 745–778. doi:10.1111/syen.12138. S2CID 55206626.
^ Tomaszewska, Wioletta. "10.32. Endomychidae Leach, 1815". 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. 442-454.
^ Shockley, Floyd W.; Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta; McHugh, Joseph V. (2009). "An annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of the world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae)". Zootaxa. 1999: 1–113. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1999.1.1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Tomaszewska, Wioletta (December 2011). "On African Eupsilobiinae (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) with descriptions of a new genus and species". Journal of Insect Science. 11 (166): 166. doi:10.1673/031.011.16601. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 3281418. PMID 22224658.

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Eupsilobiidae: Brief Summary

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Eupsilobiidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Endomychidae. Most genera are restricted to the Neotropics, while the genus Eidoreus is found worldwide. They are fungivores, and have been observed living commensally in bee and ant nests.

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