| Dascillidae Temporal range: Aptian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Dascillus cervinus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Dascilloidea |
| Family: | Dascillidae Guérin-Méneville, 1843 |
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Dascillidae is a family of beetles within the clade Elateriformia. There are about 100 extant species in 11 genera, which are found worldwide. Dascillidae together with Rhipiceridae form the super family Dascilloidea.
Taxonomy
The family was named by Guérin Méneville in 1843. The family is divided up into two poorly defined subfamilies, Karumiinae and Dascillinae.
Description
Adult Dascillidae are 4.5–25 mm long with an elongate body that is somewhat convex in cross-section. They are covered in dense grey/brown hairs. Karumiines have highly modified soft-bodies, similar to some members of Elateroidea.
Ecology
The adults can be found on grass during the springtime. The larvae occur in moist soil or under rocks. The larvae are thought to feed on roots or decaying plant matter. Some karumiines like Karumia are associated with termites.
Genera
- Anorus LeConte, 1859
- Coptocera Murray, 1868
- Dascillus Latreille, 1796
- Drilocephalus Pic, 1918
- Emmita Escalera, 1914
- Genecerus Walker, 1871
- Karumia Escalera, 1913
- Metallidascillus Pic, 1914
- Notodascillus Carter, 1935
- Petalon Schoenherr, 1833
- Pleolobus Philippi, 1864
- Sinocaulus Deyrolle & Fairmaire, 1878
- †Baltodascillus Kundrata et al., 2021 Baltic Amber, Eocene
- †Cretodascillus Jin et al, 2013 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
- †Lyprodascillus Zhang, 1989 Shanwang, China, Miocene (familial attribution uncertain)
- †Parelateriformius Yan & Wang, 2010 Daohugou Beds, China, Middle–Late Jurassic
References
- ZHENYU JIN; HERMES E. ESCALONA; ADAM ŚLIPIŃSKI; HONG PANG (June 2013). "Phylogeny and Classification of Rhipicerinae (Coleoptera: Rhipiceridae) with a Review of the Australian Taxa". Annales Zoologici. 63 (2): 275–317. doi:10.3161/000345413X669577. ISSN 0003-4541. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- "Dascillidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Kundrata, R.; Gimmel, M. L.; Packova, G.; Bukejs, A.; Blank, S. M. (2021). "A new enigmatic lineage of Dascillidae (Coleoptera: Elateriformia) from Eocene Baltic amber described using X-ray microtomography, with notes on Karumiinae morphology and classification". Fossil Record. 24 (1): 141–149. Bibcode:2021FossR..24..141K. doi:10.5194/fr-24-141-2021.
- ^ "Dascillidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- Jin, Zhenyu; Ślipiński, Adam; Pang, Hong (December 2013). "Genera of Dascillinae (Coleoptera: Dascillidae) with a Review of the Asian Species of Dascillus Latreille, Petalon Schonherr and Sinocaulus Fairmaire". Annales Zoologici. 63 (4): 551–652. doi:10.3161/000345413X676786. ISSN 0003-4541.
- ^ Jin, Zhenyu; Ślipiński, Adam; Pang, Hong; Ren, Dong (2013). "A new Mesozoic species of soft-bodied plant beetle (Coleoptera: Dascillidae) from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia, China with a review of fossil Dascillidae". Annales Zoologici. 63 (3): 501–509. doi:10.3161/000345413X672492. ISSN 0003-4541.
- Li, Yan-Da; Jin, Zhen-Yu; Ślipiński, Adam; Huang, Di-Ying; Cai, Chen-Yang (2022). "Parelateriformius from the Middle–Late Jurassic of China reinterpreted as the earliest Dascillidae (Coleoptera: Dascilloidea)". Palaeoentomology. 5 (6): 545–568. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.5.6.6. ISSN 2624-2834.
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