Usechus

	Usechus ''Usechus'' is a genus of ironclad beetles in the family Zopheridae The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both incl .... There are at least two described species in ''Usechus''. Species These two species belong to the genus ''Usechus'': * '' Usechus lacerta'' Motschulsky, 1845 * '' Usechus nucleatus'' Casey, 1889 References Further reading * * Zopheridae Articles created by Qbugbot {{zopheridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Usechus Lacerta ''Usechus lacerta'' is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both incl .... It is found in North America. References Further reading * Zopheridae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1845 {{zopheridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Usechus Nucleatus ''Usechus nucleatus'' is a species of ironclad beetle in the family Zopheridae The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both incl .... It is found in North America. References Further reading * Zopheridae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1889 {{zopheridae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Zopheridae The Zopheridae family of beetles has grown considerably in recent years as the members of two other families have been included within its circumscription; these former families are the Monommatidae and the Colydiidae, which are now both included in the Zopheridae as subfamilies or (in the former case) even as tribe of subfamily Zopherinae. Some authors accept up to six subfamilies here, while others merge all except the Colydiinae into the Zopherinae. The family has approximately 190 genera and 1700 species, which are found worldwide. A large number of members of the family feed on rotting wood or fungus associated with rotting wood, though some members of Colydiinae are predatory, or feed on living plant tissue such as roots, stems, flower stalks and fruit. The oldest fossils of the family are '' Paleoendeitoma'' (subfamily Colydiinae, tribe Synchitini) and '' Cretomysteria'' from the early Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Burmese amber from Myanmar. See also * List of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ironclad Beetle Zopherinae is a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as ironclad beetles. Together with the subfamily Usechinae, they have been treated historically as a family, but have recently been joined by several additional taxa, making the Zopheridae a much larger composite family, and the Zopherinae are now only a small component within it, consisting of seven genera in the tribe Zopherini and one, '' Phellopsis'' in its own tribe ( Phellopsini). These beetles are apparently fungivores and associated with rotting wood, and as the common name implies, have one of the hardest of all arthropod exoskeletons; in some species, it is almost impossible to drive an insect pin through their bodies without using a small drill to make a hole first. When disturbed, ironclad beetles play dead. Some species in the genus '' Zopherus'' in Mexico are decorated with costume jewelry glued to their bodies, and sold as living brooches, known as ''ma'kech''. Selected species Genus '' Phellopsis'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]