Fire-coloured beetle

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For another insect called fire-coloured beetle, see Dendroides canadensis.

Fire-coloured beetles
Pyrochroa.coccinea.dorsal.jpg
Pyrochroa coccinea female
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Pyrochroidae
Latreille, 1807
Subfamilies



Pilipalpinae

Dendroides canadensis, larvae

Fire-coloured beetles are the beetles of the Pyrochroidae family.[1] Adults measure 4-20 mm; larvae reach 25 mm. Larvae of Pyrochroinae are found under moist bark of dead trees. They are probably mostly fungivorous, although they may become cannibalistic if too crowded.

This family contains some 150 species in 30 genera. The males of many species in the subfamily have comb- or antler-like antennae. This family also now includes most former members of the defunct family Pedilidae.

Pyrochroa serraticornis

Genera[]

These 21 genera belong to the family Pyrochroidae:

  • Germar, 1818 g
  • b
  • Leconte, 1851 b
  • Dendroides Latreille, 1810 i c g b
  • Broun, 1893 g
  • Young, 2004 g
  • Ferrari, 1869 g
  • Wickham, 1914 g
  • Pollock, 1995 g
  • Neopyrochroa Blair, 1914 g b
  • Abdullah, 1965 g
  • Pedilus Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 i c g b
  • Pic, 1921 g
  • Blair, 1914 g
  • g
  • Pic, 1906 g
  • Pyrochroa Müller, 1764 g
  • Pollock, 1995 g
  • Schizotus Newman, 1838 g b
  • Broun, 1893 g
  • Peacock, 1982 g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

Behaviour[]

Fire-coloured beetles are not considered harmful to humans, as they do not bite, sting, or omit toxic chemicals. However, more research on these insects is needed to fully understand their behavior and qualities.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fire-colored beetles". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Pyrochroidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Browse Pyrochroidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Pyrochroidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ "Pyrochroidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ^ Newton, Blake. "Fire-colored beetles". UKY. University of Kentucky Entomology. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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