Cneoglossidae Explained

Cneoglossidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea, containing nine described species in a single genus, Cneoglossa, which are native to the Neotropics from Mexico to Brazil. The larvae develop inside rotting submerged branches found in small fast flowing shallow streams.^[1]

Taxonomy

• Cneoglossa brevis Champion, 1897
• Cneoglossa collaris Guérin-Méneville, 1849
• Cneoglossa elongata Pic, 1916
• Cneoglossa gournellei Pic, 1916
• Cneoglossa lampyroides Champion, 1897
• Cneoglossa longipennis (Pic, 1915)
• Cneoglossa peruviana Pic, 1916
• Cneoglossa rufifrons Pic, 1916
• Cneoglossa testacericollis Pic, 1916

Notes and References

1. Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio Antonio and Ide, Sergio. "Cneoglossidae Guérin-Méneville, 1843: Coleoptera, Beetles". Handbook of Zoology Online, edited by Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2016.