Boridae
| Boridae | |
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| Boros schneideri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Boridae C. G. Thomson, 1859 |
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The Boridae are a small family of beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name conifer bark beetles. They feed on decaying cambium and require forests with standing dead trees and with intensive forest management some species have become rare and threatened.[1]
Taxonomy[]
- Genus Boros Herbst, 1797
- Boros schneideri (Panzer, 1795)
- Boros unicolor Say, 1827
- Genus Lecontia Champion, 1889
- Lecontia discicollis LeConte, 1850
- Genus Newman, 1842
- Newman, 1842
References[]
- ^ Blažytė‐Čereškienė, Laima; Karalius, Vidmantas (2012). "Habitat requirements of the endangered beetle Boros schneideri (Panzer, 1796) (Coleoptera: Boridae)". Insect Conservation and Diversity. 5 (3): 186–191. doi:10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00149.x.
External links[]
- Boridae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 Jul 2011.
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Categories:
- Tenebrionoidea
- Beetle families
- Tenebrionoidea stubs