Laemophloeidae

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: Laemophloeidae
Genera (40): Acompsophloeus – Blubos – Brontolaemus – Carinophloeus – Caulonomus – Charaphloeus – Cryptolestes – Cucujinus – Deinophloeus – Dysmerus – Gannes – Heterojinus – Laemophloeus – Lathropus – Lepidophloeus – Leptophloeus – Magnoleptus – Mariolaemus – Mestolaemus – Metaxyphloeus – Microbrontes – Microlaemus – Narthecius – Nipponophloeus – Notolaemus – Odontophloeus – Parandrita – Passandrophloeus – Phloeipsius – Phloeolaemus – Placonotus – Planolestes – Propalticus – Pseudophloeus – Rhabdophloeus – Rhinolaemus – Rhinomalus – Rhinophloeus – Sinuatophloeus – Slipinskogenia – Xylolestes – Xylophloeus
Name

Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899
Synonymy

Laemophloeini Ganglbauer, 1899: 606
Nartheciinae Grouvelle, 1908: 453
Propalticidae Crowson, 1952: 117 [syn.: McElrath et al., 2015]

Laemophloeus germaini

References
Primary references

Ganglbauer, L. 1899. Die Käfer von Mitteleuropa. Die Käfer des österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie, Deutschlands, der Schweiz, sowie des französischen und italienischen Alpengebietes. Band 3. Staphylinoidea, II Theil. Scydmaenidae, Silphidae, Clambidae, Leptinidae, Platypsyllidae, Corylophidae, Sphaeriidae, Trichopterygidae, Hydroscaphidae, Scaphidiidae, Histeridae. Familienreihe Clavicornia. Sphaeritidae, Ostomidae, Byturidae, Nitidulidae, Cucujidae, Erotylidae, Phalacridae, Thorictidae, Lathridiidae, Mycetophagidae, Colydiidae, Endomychidae, Coccinellidae. Wien: Carl Gerold’s Sohn, iv + 1046 pp. BHL Reference page.
McElrath, T.C., Robertson, J.A., Thomas, M.C., Osborne, J., Miller, K.B., McHugh, J.V. & Whiting, M.F. 2015. A molecular phylogenetic study of Cucujidae s.l. (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Systematic Entomology 40(4): 705–718. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12133 Paywall. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page.

Additional references

Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A. & Smith, A.B.T. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88: 1–972. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 Open access. PMC: 3088472 Open access. Reference page.
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. 503
Thomas, M.C. 2010: Order Coleoptera, family Laemophloeidae. Arthropod fauna of the UAE, 3: 240–248. [not seen]
Thomas, M.C.; Leschen, R.A.B. 2010: 10.22. Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer, 1899. Pp. 376-380 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

Propalticidae

Aston P. 2009: Propalticidae (Coleoptera: Phytophaga: Cucujoidea). A new family for Hong Kong and China. Hong Kong entomological bulletin, 1 (2): 38–39. ISSN: 2079-178X PDF
Crowson, R.A.; Sen Gupta, T. 1969: The systematic position of Propalticidae and of Carinophloeus Lefkovitch (Coleoptera, Clavicornia) with description of a new species of Propalticus and of its supposed larva. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London (B), 38: 132–140. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1969.tb00246.x
Gimmel, M.L. 2011: World catalogue of Propalticidae, with a replacement name for Discogenia Kolbe (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Insecta mundi, (0155 ) PDF
Lawrence, J.F. 2010: 10.21. Propalticidae Crowson, 1952. Pp. 374-376 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

Links

Laemophloeidae

Laemophloeidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/coleoptera/cucujoidea/laemophloeidae/index.html
Atlas of Laemophloeidae of Russia
The Laemophloeidae genera of the World (Coleoptera)
A preliminary checklist of the flat bark beetles of the World (family Laemophloeidae)

Propalticidae

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Propalticidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD

Laemophloeidae, "lined flat bark beetles," is a family in the superfamily Cucujoidea characterized by predominantly dorso-ventrally compressed bodies, head and pronotal discs bordered by ridges or grooves, and inverted male genitalia.[1][2] Size range of adults is 1–5 mm (0.04–0.2 in) in length. Currently, it contains 40 genera and about 450 species,[3] and is represented on all continents except Antarctica; species richness is greatest in the tropics.

Classicification

Historically, Laemophloeidae was treated as a subfamily of Cucujidae, but starting in the middle of the 20th century,[4] most of what had been treated as subfamilies of the Cucujidae were considered to be families.
Habitat and behaviour

Most laemophloeids, adults and larvae, are found under bark of dead trees, where they apparently are primarily fungivores,[5] although some genera with adults having subcylindrical bodies (e.g., Leptophloeus, Dysmerus) occur in the galleries of bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae), upon which they may feed.[6] A few genera, but most particularly Cryptolestes, contain some species that are pests of stored grain products. The most important of these are Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens), Cryptolestes pusillus (Schönherr), and Cryptolestes turcicus (Grouvelle).[7]
Characteristics

Several genera exhibit unusual modifications to male antennae (especially Cryptolestes, Dysmerus, and Microbrontes), with the scape expanded into hook-like or blade-like structures.[8][9] Several other genera (Rhinomalus, Rhinophloeus, and Metaxyphloeus) related to Laemophloeus are atypical in that the adults are rostrate to varying degrees.[10] Photographs of most world genera are available at,[11] and most North American species are pictured at:[12]
Leaping larvae

According to an article published by PLOS ONE, a discovery has been made regarding the larvae of laemophloeidae. Studies show that when the larvae is in the open, the larvae will straighten themselves out and jump curling up into a ball in the process. It has also been discovered that the larvae can bounce when they are curled up.[13][14]

References
Wikispecies has information related to Laemophloeidae.

Thomas MC (2002). "Family 83. Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer 1899.". In Arnett Jr R, Thomas MC, Skelley PE, Frank JH (eds.). American Beetles. Volume 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Boca Raton: CRC Press. pp. 331–334. xiv + 861pp.
Thomas MC, Leschen RA (2010). "Laemophloeidae, Ganglbauer, 1899.". In Leschen RA, Beutel RG, Lawrence JF (eds.). Handbook of Zoology. Coleoptera, Beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 376–380.
"Laemophloeidae Species List". Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
Crowson RA (1955). The natural classification of the families of Coleoptera. London: Nathaniel Lloyd. p. 187.
Lawrence JF (December 1977). "Coleoptera associated with an Hypoxylon species (Ascomycetes: Xylariaceae) on oak". The Coleopterists' Bulletin. 31 (4): 309–312. JSTOR 3999883.
Thomas MC (1993). "The flat bark beetles of Florida (Laemophloeidae, Passandridae, Silvanidae).". Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas. Vol. 15. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry. pp. i-viii and 1–93.
Halstead DG (June 1993). "Keys for the identification of beetles associated with stored products—II. Laemophloeidae, Passandridae and Silvanidae". Journal of Stored Products Research. 29 (2): 99–197. doi:10.1016/0022-474X(93)90030-8.
Lefkovitch LP (July 1958). "Unusual antennal characters in some Laemophloeinae (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) and their taxonomic importance". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 27 (5–6): 93–100. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1958.tb00419.x.
Thomas MC (May 2009). "A review of the genus Dysmerus Casey (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae)". Insecta Mundi. 74: 1–30.
Thomas MC (March 1984). "A new Neotropical genus and species of rostrate Laemophloeinae (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) with discussion of the systematic position of the subfamily". The Coleopterists' Bulletin. 38 (1): 67–83. JSTOR 4008144.
Thomas MC. "Photographic Atlas of Laemophloeid Genera". Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
Thomas MC. "Laemophloeidae of Florida". Florida State Collection of Arthropods. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
Bergquist C, Flatow I. "These Beetles Go Boing". Science Friday. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
Bertone MA, Gibson JC, Seago AE, Yoshida T, Smith AA (2022-01-19). "A novel power-amplified jumping behavior in larval beetles (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae)". PLOS ONE. 17 (1): e0256509. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256509. PMC 8769368. PMID 35045081.