Phalacridae

Phalacridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Phalacridae; Leach, 1815

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The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles. They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length.^[1]

Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera.^[2]

Taxonomy[]

This family includes the following subfamily:^[3]

Matthews, 1899
Leach, 1815

Genera within this family include:^[4]

Phaenocephalus-group
- Wollaston, 1873
- Blackburn, 1891
- Gimmel, 2013
Stilbus-group
- Sharp, 1888
- Nesiotus Guillebeau, 1896
- Stilbus Seidlitz, 1872
- Guillebeau, 1893
Pseudolibrus-group
- Guillebeau, 1894
- Guillebeau, 1895
- Flach, 1889
Phalacrus-group
- Casey, 1890
- Phalacrus Paykull, 1800
Olibroporus-group
- Gimmel, 2013
- Casey, 1890
- Gimmel, 2013
- Guillebeau, 1893
Ochrolitus-group
- Sharp, 1889
- Gimmel, 2013
Olibrus-group
- Olibrus Erichson, 1845
- Erichson, 1845
Olibrosoma-group
- Gimmel, 2013
- Gimmel, 2013
- Tournier, 1889
Litochropus-group
- Casey, 1890
- Gimmel, 2013
Genera incertae sedis
- Reitter, 1873
- Motschulsky, 1858
- Guillebeau, 1894
- Sharp, 1889
- Guillebeau, 1892
- Erichson, 1845
- Gimmel, 2013
- Gimmel, 2013

References[]

^ Borror, Donald J.; Triplehorn, Charles A.; Johnson, Norman F (1989). An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th ed.). Fort Worth, Texas: Saunders College. p. 800. ISBN 0-03-025397-7.
^ Matthew L. Gimmel World checklist of valid names in Phalacridae Louisiana State Arthropod Museum
^ Bouchard P, Bousquet Y, Davies AE, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Lawrence JF, Lyal CH, Newton AF, Reid CA, Schmitt M, Slipi��ski SA, Smith AB (April 2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
^ Gimmel ML (January 2013). "Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Zootaxa. 3605: 1–147. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3605.1.1. PMID 24614246.

Thompson, Richard T. (1958). "Part 5b Phalacridae". Coleoptera. Handbooks for the identification of British insects. Vol. 5. Royal Entomological Society. OCLC 879107883.

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[1] Borror, Donald J.; Triplehorn, Charles A.; Johnson, Norman F (1989). An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th ed.). Fort Worth, Texas: Saunders College. p. 800. ISBN 0-03-025397-7.

[2] Matthew L. Gimmel World checklist of valid names in Phalacridae Louisiana State Arthropod Museum

[3] Bouchard P, Bousquet Y, Davies AE, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Lawrence JF, Lyal CH, Newton AF, Reid CA, Schmitt M, Slipi��ski SA, Smith AB (April 2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.

[4] Gimmel ML (January 2013). "Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Zootaxa. 3605: 1–147. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3605.1.1. PMID 24614246.

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