Boridae Explained
The Boridae are a small family of tenebrionoid beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name conifer bark beetles. The family contains three genera. Boros is native to North America and northern Eurasia, Lecontia is endemic to North America, while Synercticus is found in Australia and New Guinea. The larvae of Boros are found under bark and are especially associated with standing dead trees (snags), typically pines, found in old-growth forests. Lecontia larvae are found inhabiting damp parts of the root system of dead standing trees. Little is known of the life habits of Synercticus.[1] [2]
Taxonomy
- Genus Boros Herbst, 1797
- Genus Lecontia Champion, 1889
- Genus Synercticus Newman, 1842
- Synercticus heteromerus Newman, 1842
External links
- Boridae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 Jul 2011.
Notes and References
- 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00149.x. Habitat requirements of the endangered beetle Boros schneideri (Panzer, 1796) (Coleoptera: Boridae). 2012. Blažytė-Čereškienė. Laima. Karalius. Vidmantas. Insect Conservation and Diversity. 5. 3. 186–191.
- Pollock, Darren A.. "11.21. Boridae C. G.Thomson, 1859". 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. 699-704.
