Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bore into dead wood and generally have a long life span of 2 or more years. The adults are generally nocturnal.
Genera
There are currently seven recognised genera in Callirhipidae.
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Brachyrrhipis
''Brachyrrhipis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae ...
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van Emden, 1931
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Callirhipis
''Callirhipis'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1829. ''
Latreille, 1829
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Ennometidium''
Emden, 1929
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Helleriola''
Emden, 1934
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Parennometes''
Emden, 1931
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Celadonia
''Celadonia'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bor ...
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Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
** synonym: ''Simianides''
Emden, 1924
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Ennometes
''Ennometes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bor ...
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Pascoe, 1866
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Ptorthocera
''Ptorthocera calva'' is a species of beetles in the family Callirhipidae, and the only species in the genus ''Ptorthocera''. It was described by Champion in 1896, and is known from Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of G ...
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Champion, 1896
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Simianus
''Simianus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bore ...
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Blanchard, 1853
** synonyms: ''Homoeorhipis''
Fairmaire, 1887, ''
Horatocera
''Simianus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bore ...
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Lewis, 1895, ''Simianellus''
Emden, 1924
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Zenoa
''Zenoa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Callirhipidae
Callirhipidae is a family of beetles, found widely throughout low-latitude regions except tropical Africa and Madagascar. There are around 175 species in 7 genera. The larvae bore i ...
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Say, 1835
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Byrrhoidea
Polyphaga families
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