Anthribidae

Anthribidae is a family of beetles also known as fungus weevils. The antennae are not elbowed, may occasionally be longer than the body and thread-like, and can be the longest of any members of Curculionoidea. As in the Nemonychidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting.

Anthribidae
Sharpius venustus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Clade:	Phytophaga
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Anthribidae Billberg, 1820
Subfamilies
Anthribinae Choraginae †Protoscelidinae[1] Urodontinae

Most anthribids feed upon fungi or decaying plant matter, and the larvae feed within dead wood. Some species of Choraginae feed upon seeds, a few are stored product pests, and, unusually, Anthribus feeds upon soft scale insects.^[2][3][4][5]

Gallery

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  Hoherius meinertzhageni
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  Toxonotus cornutus
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  Fungus weevil
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  Xenocerus enganensis
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  Close-up of fungus weevil (Anthribidae)

See also

• List of Anthribidae genera

References

1. Legalov, A.A. (2013). "Review of the family Anthribidae (Coleoptera) from the Jurassic of Karatau: subfamily Protoscelinae. Genus Protoscelis Medvedev". Paleontological Journal. 47 (3): 292–302. Bibcode:2013PalJ...47..292L. doi:10.1134/S0031030113030064.
2. "Anthribidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
3. "Anthribidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
4. "Browse Anthribidae". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
5. "Anthribidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.

External links

• Media related to Anthribidae at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Anthribidae at Wikispecies

• Images of Anthribidae species in New Zealand