Cerophytidae Explained

The Cerophytidae are a family of beetles belonging to Elateroidea. Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed.^[1] The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic.^[2] Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking.

Taxonomy

After^[3]

Mesozoic clade:

• †Elaterocoleus Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)
• †Praelaterium Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian-Sinemurian
• †Necromeropsis Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †Aphytocerus Zherikhin 1977 Taimyr Amber, Russia, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Santonian)
• †Jurassophytum Yu et al. 2019 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• †Necromera Martynov 1926 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Extant clade:

• †Wongaroo Oberprieler et al. 2016 Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed, Australia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
• †Baissophytum Chang et al. 2011 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• †Baissopsis Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• †Amberophytum Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• Genus Afrocerophytum Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
  • Afrocerophytum vix Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
• Genus Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
  • Aphytocerus communis Zherikhin, 1977
• Genus Brachycerophytum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
• Genus Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
  • Cerophytum convexicolle LeConte, 1866
  • Cerophytum japonicum Sasaji, 1999
  • Cerophytum pulsator (Haldeman, 1845)
• Genus Phytocerum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum alleni Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum belloi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum birai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum boliviense (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum burakowskii Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum cayennense (de Bonvouloir, 1870)
  • Phytocerum distinguendum (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
  • Phytocerum golbachi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum ingens Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum inpa Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum minutum (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum serraticorne Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum simonkai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum trinidadense (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum zikani (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)

External links

• Cerophytidae at the Tree of Life

Notes and References

1. Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 54-61.
2. Yu. Yali. Ślipiński. Adam. Lawrence. John F.. Yan. Evgeny. Ren. Dong. Pang. Hong. July 2019. Reconciling past and present: Mesozoic fossil record and a new phylogeny of the family Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea). Cretaceous Research. en. 99. 51–70. 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024. 2019CrRes..99...51Y . 135290616 .
3. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Cerophytidae.txt Cerophytidae Species List