| Chaetosomatidae | |
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| Chaetosoma scaritides | |
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| Chaetosomodes halli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cleroidea |
| Family: | Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952 |
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Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the superfamily Cleroidea. There are three extant genera, two of which (Chaetosoma and Chaetosomodes) are endemic to New Zealand with the other (Malgassochaetus) native to Madagascar. Members of this family are predaceous on wood-boring insects.
Taxonomy
- Genus Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851
- Chaetosoma colossa Opitz, 2010
- Chaetosoma scaritides Westwood, 1851
- Genus Chaetosomodes Broun, 1921
- Chaetosomodes halli Broun, 1921
- Genus Malgassochaetus Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus cordicollis (Menier & Ekis, 1982)
- Malgassochaetus crowsoni Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus pauliani Ekis & Menier, 1980
- Malgassochaetus penicillatus Menier & Ekis, 1982
- Malgassochaetus quadraticollis (Menier & Ekis, 1982)
- Malgassochaetus sogai Menier, 1991
- Malgassochaetus viettei Menier & Ekis, 1982
Genetic studies have suggested that Metaxina should also be considered a member of Chaetosomatidae, rather than constituting its own family.
References
- "Chaetosomatidae - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
- Chaetosomatidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Retrieved on 12 Jul 2011.
- Leschen, Richard A. B. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "9.3. Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 247–250, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.247, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-02
- Gimmel, Matthew L.; Bocakova, Milada; Gunter, Nicole L.; Leschen, Richard A.B. (July 2019). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia)". Systematic Entomology. 44 (3): 527–558. doi:10.1111/syen.12338. ISSN 0307-6970. S2CID 91437400.
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