The Chalcodryidae are 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 Tenebrionoidea. It contains at least five species in two genera '' Chalcodrya'' and '' Philpottia,'' which are endemic to New Zealand. They are generally found associated with moss or lichen covered branches, with the larvae having been found to be associated with dead twigs. It is thought that they are noctural, feeding on lichen and other plant material at night. The genera '' Sirrhas'' and '' Onysius'', formerly placed in this family, have subsequently been transferred to

Promecheilidae Promecheilidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. They were formerly included in a family called Perimylopidae. They are found in southern South America and associated archipelagos like South Georgia and the Falklands, New ...

Taxonomy

It contains these genera and species: * Genus '' Chalcodrya'' Redtenbacher, 1868 ** '' Chalcodrya bifasciata'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya calida'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya cylindrata'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya hilaris'' Watt, 1974 ** '' Chalcodrya minor'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya nigellus'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya nigricorne'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya nubeculosa'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya pullum'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya undulata'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya ustatus'' Broun, 1880 ** '' Chalcodrya variegata'' Redtenbacher, 1868 * Genus '' Philpottia'' Broun, 1915 ** '' Philpottia levinotis'' Watt, 1974 ** '' Philpottia mollis'' (Broun, 1886)

References

Tenebrionoidea Beetle families {{Tenebrionoidea-stub