The Chalcodryidae are a family 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 in the superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
The Tenebrionoidea are a very large and diverse superfamily of beetles.
It generally corresponds to the Heteromera of earlier authors.
Taxonomy
Tenebrionoidea contains the following families:
* Aderidae Winkler 1927 (ant-like leaf beetles) ...
. 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. They are likely 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.
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
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