Lycini
Tribe of beetles
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The Lycini is a species-rich beetle tribe belonging to the subfamily Lycinae[1]
| Lycini | |
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| The upper side of Lycus melanurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Lycidae |
| Subfamily: | Lycinae |
| Tribe: | Lycini Laporte, 1836 |
Description
The Lycini is defined by the presence of the rostrum, flat, serrate to parallel-sided antennomeres 3–10, absent pronotal carinae, weak longitudinal and absent or irregular transverse costae in the elytra, tubular mesothoracic spiracles, the spoon-shaped phallobase, short parameres, a long and slender phallus, large lateral glands in the female sexual duct, short valvifers and the short spermaduct.[1]
Distribution
Genera
A 2021 study delimited the following genera based on mito-ribosomal data.[1]
- Celiasis Laporte, 1840
- Haplolycus Bourgeois, 1883
- Lipernes Waterhouse, 1879
- Lycostomus Motschulsky, 1861
- Lycus Fabricius, 1787
- Neolycus Bourgeois, 1883
- Rhyncheros LeConte, 1881