Bothrideridae is a family of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s in the superfamily

Coccinelloidea Coccinelloidea is a superfamily of beetles in the order Coleoptera, formerly included in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are more than 10,000 species in Coccinelloidea, including more than 6000 in the lady beetle family Coccinellidae. Morphol ...

. They are known commonly as the cocoon-forming beetles or dry bark beetles. They occur worldwide with most native to the

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. In older literature, the family was often included in the family

Colydiidae Colydiinae is a subfamily of beetles, commonly known as cylindrical bark beetles. They have been treated historically as a family Colydiidae, but have been moved into the Zopheridae, where they constitute the bulk of the diversity of the newly ...

(e.g., ), but is now considered unrelated.

Description

These beetles are 1.4 to 12 millimeters long as adults. They generally have very elongated bodies, some over 4 times longer than wide. They may be cylindrical or somewhat flattened. They are yellow to black in color, some with various patterning and some with red spots. They are hairless to slightly hairy or scaly in texture. The antennae have 9 to 11 segments and are usually club-shaped at the tips. Larvae are up to 18 millimeters long and are elongate in shape.2010. Slipiński, A. S., N. P. Lord and J. F. Lawrence, 10.28
Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845.
Pp. 411-422 ''In'': ''Handbook of Zoology'' Coleoptera, Beetles. Volume 2. Morphology and Systematics (Polyphaga partim). (Eds. R. G. Beutel, R. A. B. Leschen and J. F. Lawrence). W. DeGruyter, Berlin.

Biology and ecology

Most beetles in this family live under tree bark. The larvae are ectoparasitoids of other insects, including other

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s, wood wasps, and

carpenter bee Carpenter bees are species in the genus ''Xylocopa'' of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant m ...

Taxonomy

Genera that were assigned to the former subfamilies Teredinae, Xylariophilinae, and Anommatinae are now placed into the separate family Teredidae, with members of the former subfamily Bothriderinae constituting the only remaining members of the family. Genera placed in the family in the new circumscription include: *'' Antibothrus'' Sharp *'' Acetoderes'' Pope *'' Asosylus'' Grouvelle *'' Bothrideres'' Dejean *'' Chinikus'' Pope *'' Cosmothroax'' Kraatz *'' Craspedophilus'' Heinze *'' Cylindromicrus'' Sharp *'' Dastarcus'' Walker *'' Deretaphrus'' Newman *'' Emmaglaeus'' Fairmaire *'' Erotylathris'' Motschulsk *'' Leptoglyphus'' Sharp *'' Lithophorus'' Sharp *'' Mabomus'' Pope *'' Ogmoderes'' Ganglbauer *'' Patroderes'' Ślipiński *'' Petalophora'' Westwood *'' Prolyctus'' Zimmermann *'' Machlotes'' Horn *'' Pseudantibothrus'' Pope *'' Pseudobothrideres'' Grouvelle *'' Pseudososylus'' Grouvelle *'' Roplyctus'' Pope *'' Shekarus'' Pope *'' Sosylus'' Erichson *'' Triboderus'' Grouvelle.

References

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