Artematopodidae Explained
Artematopodidae is a family of soft-bodied plant beetles in the superfamily Elateroidea. They are mostly found in understory forest foliage. The life history of the group is obscure, larvae of the genera Eurypogon and Macropogon likely feed on moss, while the larvae of Artematopus have been fed insect remains. The oldest fossils of the family date to the Middle Jurassic.[1]
Genera
- Allopogonia Cockerell, 1906
- Artematopus Perty, 1830
- Brevipogon Lawrence, 2005
- Carcinognathus Kirsch, 1873
- Ctesibius Champion, 1897
- Electribius Crowson, 1973
- Eurypogon Motschulsky, 1859
- Macropogon Motschulsky, 1859
Extinct genera
- †Cretobrevipogon Cai et al, 2020 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)[2]
- †Sinobrevipogon Cai et al, 2015 Daohugou Beds, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
- †Bipogonia Li et al, 2022 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)[3]
- †Carinibipogonia Li et al, 2022 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
- †Forticatinius Tan & Ren, 2007 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)[4]
- †Protartematopus Crowson, 1973
- †Tarsomegamerus Zhang, 2005
Further reading
- Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
- Book: Kellogg . Vernon L.. 1905. American insects. H. Holt.
- Book: Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 2nd Edition. 0-8493-0212-9.
- Book: Leng . Charles W.. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr..
- Book: Crotch . G.R.. 1873. Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency.
- Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.
- Book: Gillott. Cedric. 1980. Entomology. Plenum Press. 0-306-40366-8. registration.
- Book: Donald J. Borror. Roger Tory Peterson. Richard E. White. 1998. A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin.
- Book: Blatchley . W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
- Book: Papp . Charles S.. 1984. Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
- Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
Notes and References
- Cai . Chen-Yang . Lawrence . John F. . Ślipiński . Adam . Huang . Di-Ying . October 2015 . Jurassic artematopodid beetles and their implications for the early evolution of Artematopodidae (Coleoptera): Jurassic artematopodids from China . Systematic Entomology . en . 40 . 4 . 779–788 . 10.1111/syen.12131. 85744105 .
- Cai . Chenyang . Fu . Yanzhe . Huang . Diying . January 2020 . A large artematopodid beetle (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Artematopodidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China and its systematic position . Cretaceous Research . en . 105 . 103986 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2018.10.009. 2020CrRes.10503986C . 134598400 .
- Li . Yan‑Da . Kundrata . Robin . Huang . Di‑Ying . Cai . Chen‑Yang . 2022-04-27 . First Artematopodidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) . Zootaxa . 5129 . 2 . 257–271 . 10.11646/zootaxa.5129.2.6 . 36101137 . 1175-5334. free .
- Yu . Yali . Leschen . Richard A.B. . Ślipiński . Adam . Ren . Dong . Wang . Shuo . Pang . Hong . March 2021 . Mesozoic Cleroidea (Coleoptera): First record of mid-Cretaceous Lophocateridae from Burmese amber and notes on the disputed genera Cervicatinius Tan & Ren (Trogossitidae) and Forticatinius Tan & Ren (Artematopodidae) . Cretaceous Research . en . 119 . 104680 . 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104680. 2021CrRes.11904680Y . 225142273 .
