Lycini Explained

The Lycini is a species-rich beetle tribe belonging to the subfamily Lycinae^[1]

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

Afrotropical, Palaearctic, Oriental, Australian (Sulawesi and Timor only), Nearctic and Neotropical (northern part only) regions.^{[2] [3]}

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

Notes and References

1. Kusy, Dominik. Motyka, Michal. Fusek, Lukas. Li, Yun. Bocek, Matej. Bilkova, Renata. Ruskova, Michaela. Bocak, Ladislav. Sexually dimorphic characters and shared aposematic patterns mislead the morphology-based classification of the Lycini (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2021. 191. 3. 902–927. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa055.
2. Book: Kleine, R.. 1933. Junk. W.. Schenkling. S.. Coleopterorum Catalogus, Pars 128. Berlin: W. Junk. 1–145. Lycidae.
3. Masek M.. Motyka M.. Kusy D.. Bocek M. Li Y.. Bocak L.. 2018. Molecular phylogeny, diversity and zoogeography of net-winged beetles (Coleoptera: Lycidae). Insects. 9. 4. 154. 10.3390/insects9040154. 30388727. 6315567. free.