Lycidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Elateroidea

Familia: Lycidae
Subfamiliae: Ateliinae - Dexorinae - Dictyopterinae - Leptolycinae - Libnetinae - Lycinae - Lyropaeinae - Metriorrhynchinae
[source: Bocak & Bocakova (2008)]
Overview of genera

Acroleptus – Alyculus – Calochromus – Cladophorus – Dexoris – Diatrichalus – Dumbrellia – Eniclases – Eropterus – Falsocaenia – Flabellochromus – Lycoplateros – Neolinoptes – Ochinoeus – Platerodrilus – Plateros – Porrostoma – ...
Name

Lycidae Laporte de Castelnau, 1840
References

Template:Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Bocák, L. 1998: Nomenclatural notes on taxa of the family Lycidae described by Guérin Méneville (Insecta: Coleoptera). Annales zoologici, 48 (3/4): 243–249. Abstract
Bocák, L.; Bocakova, M. 2008: Phylogeny and classification of the family Lycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Annales zoologici, 58(4): 695–720. ISSN: 0003-4541 DOI: 10.3161/000345408X396639
Bocák, L.; Bocakova, M. 2010: 4.11. Lycidae Laporte, 1836. Pp. 114-123 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
Bocek, M. 2017. New species of Diatrichalus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from New Guinea and the Moluccas. Zootaxa 4247(5): 577–584. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4247.5.4. Reference page.
Bocek, M. & Adamkova, K. 2019. New species of Moluccan trichaline net-winged beetles, with remarks on the phylogenetic position and distribution of Schizotrichalus (Coleoptera: Lycidae: Metriorrhynchinae). Zootaxa 4623(2): 341–350. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4623.2.8. Reference page.
Bocek, M. & Bocak, L. 2016. Species limits in polymorphic mimetic Eniclases net-winged beetles from New Guinean mountains (Coleoptera, Lycidae). ZooKeys 593: 15–35. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.593.7728. Reference page.
Ferreira, V.S. 2015: A new species of Acroleptus Bourgeois (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from the Brazilian Amazonian rainforest, with a note on its homonymy with Acroleptus Cabanis (Aves). Zootaxa 3949(2): 297–300. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3949.2.10. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Kalousova, R. & Bocak, L. 2017. Species delimitation of colour polymorphic Cladophorus (Coleoptera: Lycidae) from New Guinea. Zootaxa 4320(3): 505–522. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4320.3.6. Reference page.
Kazantsev, S.V. 2017. New leptolycines from Ecuador and Peru (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Russian Entomological Journal 26(2): 127–146. full article (PDF). Reference page.
Kubecek, V., Bray, T.C. & Bocak, L. 2015: Molecular phylogeny of Metanoeina net-winged beetles identifies Ochinoeus, a new genus from China and Laos (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Zootaxa 3955(1): 113–122. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3955.1.6. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Lawrence, J.F.; Beutel, R.G.; Leschen, R.A.B.; Ślipiński, A. 2010: 1. Changes in classification and list of families and subfamilies. Pp. 1-7 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
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. 211
Motyka, M. & Bocak, L. 2015. The classification of Flabellochromus and Dumbrellia (Coleoptera: Lycidae) with descriptions of two new species of Calochromus from the Sundaland Region. Zootaxa 3941(1): 125–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.7 Reference page.
Nascimento, E.A. do; Bocáková, M. 2010: A new genus of net-winged beetles from Neotropical Region (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.), 46 (3-4): 449–452.
do Nascimento, E.A. & Bocakova, M. 2017. Neolinoptes gen. n., a replacement name for the net-winged beetle genus Linoptes Gorham, 1884 and a new species of Lycomorphon from Guyana (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Zootaxa 4216(4): 395–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4216.4.7. Reference page.
do Nascimento, E.A. & Bocakova, M. 2019. Taxonomic Revision of the South American Genus: Lycoplateros (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Annales Zoologici 69(4): 761-777. DOI: 10.3161/00034541ANZ2019.69.4.009. Paywall. Reference page.

Links

Australian Faunal Directory
Lycidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
Atlas of net-winged beetles (Lycidae) of Russia
S.V. Kazantsev. List of species of net-winged beetles (Lycidae) of former USSR

Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Platkewers
čeština: Dlouhoústcovití
Deutsch: Rotdeckenkäfer
English: Net-winged beetles
magyar: Hajnalbogárfélék
lietuvių: Žiedvabaliai
latviešu: Sarkanspārņu dzimta
norsk: Rødvinger
русский: Краснокрылы
svenska: Rödvingebaggar

The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions.[1]
Contents

1 Description
2 Genera
2.1 Extinct genera
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

Description

Beetles of this family are elongated and usually found on flowers or stems. Adult males are about 10–15 mm in length, while females are a bit larger. The adults of some species are nectarivores, while some may have short adult lives during which they may not feed at all. The head is triangular and the antennae are long, thick, and serrated. Most of them are brick-red in colour. They are protected from predators by being toxic. The predaceous larvae grow under bark or in leaf litter.
Genera

These 97 genera belong to the family Lycidae:

Acroleptus Bourgeois, 1886 g
Adoceta Bourgeois, 1882 i c g
Alyculus Kasantsev, 1999 g
Benibotarus Kono, 1932 i c g
Brasilycus do Nascimento & Bocáková, 2010 g
Bulenides Waterhouse, 1879 g
Caenia Newman, 1838 i c g b
Calcaeron Kazantsev, 2004 g
Calochromus Guérin Méneville, 1833 i c g b
Calopteron Laporte, 1838 i c g b
Caloptognatha Green, 1954 i c g
Cartagonum Pic, 1922 g
Cautires Waterhouse, 1879 g
Ceratoprion Gorham, 1884 g
Cessator Kazantsev, 2009 g
Cladophorus Guérin-Méneville, 1830 g
Conderis Waterhouse, 1879 g
Cyrtopteron Bourgeois, 1905 g
Dexoris Waterhouse, 1878 g
Diatrichalus Kleine, 1926 g
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1829 i c g b
Dihammatus Waterhouse, 1879 g
Dilophotes Waterhouse, 1879 g
Ditoneces Waterhouse, 1879 g
Duliticola Mjöberg, 1925 g
Electropteron Kazantsev, 2012 g
Emplectus Erichson, 1847 g
Eniclases Waterhouse, 1879 g
Eropterus Green, 1951 i c g b
Eros Newman, 1838 i c g b
Erotides Waterhouse, 1879 g b
Falsocaenia Pic, 1922 g
Falsocalleros Pic, 1933 i c g
Falsotrichalus Pic, 1921 g
Flabellodilophotes Pic, 1912 g
Flabellotrichalus Pic, 1921 g
Greenarus Kazantsev, 1995 g b
Haplobothris Bourgeois, 1879 g
Helcophorus Fairmaire, 1891 g
Hiekeolycus Winkler, 1987 g
Idiopteron Bourgeois, 1905 i c g
Kolibacium Winkler, 1987 g
Laterialis (Laterialis) g
Leptoceletes Green, 1952 i c g b
Leptotrichalus Kleine, 1925 g
Libnetis Kleine, 1930 g
Libnetisia Pic, 1921 g
Libnetomorphus Pic, 1921 g
Lipernes Waterhouse, 1879 g
Lolodorfus Bocakova, 2014 g
Lopheros Leconte, 1881 i c g b
Lucaina Dugés, 1878 i c g b
Lycomorphon Pic, 1922 g
Lyconotus Green, 1949 i c g b
Lycoprogentes Pic, 1915 g
Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861 g
Lycus Fabricius, 1787 i c g b
Lygistopterus Dejean, 1833 i c g b
Lyponia Waterhouse, 1878 g
Lyropaeus Waterhouse, 1878 g
Macrolycus Waterhouse, 1878 g
Macrolygistopterus Pic, 1929 g
Melampyrus Waterhouse, 1879 g
Melaneros Fairmaire, 1879 i c g
Mesolycus Gorham, 1883 g
Mesopteron Bourgeois, 1905 g
Metanoeus Waterhouse, 1879 g
Metapteron Bourgeois, 1905 g
Metriorrhynchoides Kleine, 1926 g
Metriorrhynchus Gemminger et Harold, 1869
Neolyrium Kazantsev, 2005 g
Ochinoeus g
Pietrzeniukia Winkler, 1987 g
Platerodrilus Pic, 1921
Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 i c g b
Platycis Thomson, 1864 i c g
Ponyalis Fairmaire, 1900 g
Porrostoma Laporte, 1838
Procautires Kleine, 1925 g
Propyropterus Nakane, 1968 g
Protaphes Kleine, 1926 g
Proteros Kazantsev, 2004 g
Protolopheros Kazantsev, 2013 g
Pseudacroleptus Pic, 1911 g
Pseudoplateros Green, 1951 g
Pseudosynchonnus Pic, 1922 g
Punicealis Kazantsev, 1990 g b
Pyropterus Pyropterus
Scarelus Waterhouse, 1878 g
Sulabanus Dvorak & Bocak, 2007 g
Synchonnus Waterhouse, 1879 g
Taphes Waterhouse, 1878 g
Taphomimus Kasantsev, 1996 g
Thonalmus Bourgeois, 1884 g
Trichalus Waterhouse, 1877 g
Xylobanellus Kleine, 1930 g
Xylobanus Waterhouse, 1879 g

Data sources: i=ITIS,[2] c=Catalogue of Life,[3] g=GBIF,[4] b=Bugguide.net[5]
Extinct genera

†Burmolycus Bocak et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian

†Cretolycus Tihelka et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian

†Electropteron Kazantsev 2012 Dominican amber, Miocene

†Miocaenia Wickham 1914 Florissant Formation, Eocene

References

Lawrence, J.F., Hastings, A.M., Dallwitz, M.J., Paine, T.A., and Zurcher, E.J. 2000 onwards. Elateriformia (Coleoptera): descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval for families and subfamilies. Version: 9 October 2005 [1]
"Lycidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Browse Lycidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Lycidae". GBIF. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
"Lycidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.