Cucujidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cucujoidea

Familia: Cucujidae
Genera (4): Cucujus – Palaestes – Pediacus – Platisus
Name

Cucujidae Latreille, 1802
Type genus

Cucujus Fabricius, 1775

References

Guéorguiev, B.; Doychev, D.; Ovcharov, D. 2008: Cucujidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) - a new family to the fauna of Bulgaria. Historia naturalis bulgarica, 19: 93–97. PDF
Latreille, P.A. 1802: Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Tome 3. F. Dufart, Paris. Internet Archive BHL
Latreille, P.A. 1807: Genera crustaceorum et insectorum: secundum ordinem natrualem in familias disposita, iconibus exemplisque plurimis explicata. Argentorati: Amand Koenig. Internet Archive BHL
Lee, C.-F.; Pütz, A. 2008: A new species of Cucujus Fabricius, 1775 from China and key to the east-Palaearctic species of the genus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 118(5): 211–213.
Lee, C.-F.; Satô, M. 2007: A review of the genus Cucujus Fabricius (Insecta: Cucujoidea: Cucujidae) from Taiwan, Japan, and China, with descriptions of two new species and the larvae of Cucujus mniszechi Grouvelle. Zoological studies, 46: 311–321. PDF
I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2007 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4: Elateroidea, Derodontoidea, Bostrichoidea, Lymexyloidea, Cleroidea and Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark ISBN 87-88757-67-6, p. 502
Thomas, M.C. 2004: A revision of Pediacus Shuckard (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) for America north of Mexico, with notes on other species. Insecta mundi, 17: 157–177. PDF
Thomas, M.C.; Leschen, R.A.B. 2010: 10.15. Cucujidae Latreille, 1802. Pp. 350-354 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755
Watt, J.C.; Marris, J.W.M.; Klimaszewski, J. 2001: A new species of Platisus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from New Zealand, described from the adult and larva. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand , 31: 327–339. Royal Society of New Zealand

Links

Cucujidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
Tree of Life Web Project. 2005. Cucujidae. Flat bark beetles. Version 01 January 2005 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project
Atlas of flat bark beetles (Cucujidae) of Russia

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Plattkäfer
English: Flat bark beetle
日本語: ヒラタムシ科
русский: Плоскотелки
中文: 扁甲科