Anthribidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...
s also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of
Curculionoidea. As in the
Nemonychidae, the
labrum appears as a separate segment to the
clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting.
Most anthribids feed upon fungi or decaying plant matter, and the larvae feed within dead wood. Some species of Choraginae feed upon seeds, a few are stored product pests, and, unusually, ''Anthribus'' feeds upon soft scale insects.
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Gallery
COLE Anthribidae Hoherius meinertzhageni m.png, '' Hoherius meinertzhageni''
Toxonotus cornutus P1390275a.jpg, ''Toxonotus cornutus''
Fungus Weevil (Anthribidae) (8753465441).jpg, Fungus weevil
Anthribidae_-_Xenocerus_enganensis.JPG, '' Xenocerus enganensis''
Fungus Weevil - Anthribidae (18213927414).jpg, Close-up of fungus weevil (Anthribidae)
See also
* List of Anthribidae genera
References
External links
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Images of Anthribidae species in New Zealand
Beetle families
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