Dascillidae
Family of beetles
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Dascillidae is a family of beetles within the clade Elateriformia. There are about 100 extant species in 11 genera, which are found worldwide. Dascillidae together with Rhipiceridae form the super family Dascilloidea.[1]
| Dascillidae Temporal range: | |
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| Dascillus cervinus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Dascilloidea |
| Family: | Dascillidae Guérin-Méneville, 1843 |
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Taxonomy
The family was named by Guérin Méneville in 1843.[2] The family is divided up into two poorly defined subfamilies, Karumiinae and Dascillinae.[3]
Description
Adult Dascillidae are 4.5–25 mm long with an elongate body that is somewhat convex in cross-section. They are covered in dense grey/brown hairs.[4] Karumiines have highly modified soft-bodies, similar to some members of Elateroidea.[3]
Ecology
Genera
- Anorus LeConte, 1859
- Coptocera Murray, 1868
- Dascillus Latreille, 1796
- Drilocephalus Pic, 1918
- Emmita Escalera, 1914
- Genecerus Walker, 1871
- Karumia Escalera, 1913
- Metallidascillus Pic, 1914
- Notodascillus Carter, 1935
- Petalon Schoenherr, 1833
- Pleolobus Philippi, 1864
- Sinocaulus Deyrolle & Fairmaire, 1878
- †Baltodascillus Kundrata et al., 2021[3] Baltic Amber, Eocene
- †Cretodascillus Jin et al, 2013[6] Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- †Lyprodascillus Zhang, 1989 Shanwang, China, Miocene (familial attribution uncertain[6])
- †Parelateriformius Yan & Wang, 2010[7] Daohugou Beds, China, Middle–Late Jurassic