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Phalacridae Temporal range: Albian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Phalacridae Leach, 1815

The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles, They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length. Most species feed on fungus, although a number feed on flower heads.

Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera. The oldest possible record of the family is a specimen from Spanish amber, dating to the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous.

Taxonomy

This family includes the following subfamily:

• Phaenocephalinae Matthews, 1899
• Phalacrinae Leach, 1815

Genera within this family include:

• Phaenocephalus-group
  • Phaenocephalus Wollaston, 1873
  • Phalacrinus Blackburn, 1891
  • Ranomafanacrinus Gimmel, 2013
• Stilbus-group
  • Acylomus Sharp, 1888
  • Nesiotus Guillebeau, 1896
  • Stilbus Seidlitz, 1872
  • Xanthocomus Guillebeau, 1893
• Pseudolibrus-group
  • Litostilbus Guillebeau, 1894
  • Megistopalpus Guillebeau, 1895
  • Pseudolibrus Flach, 1889
• Phalacrus-group
  • Phalacropsis Casey, 1890
  • Phalacrus Paykull, 1800
• Olibroporus-group
  • Austroporus Gimmel, 2013
  • Olibroporus Casey, 1890
  • Platyphalacrus Gimmel, 2013
  • Pycinus Guillebeau, 1893
• Ochrolitus-group
  • Ochrolitus Sharp, 1889
  • Sveculus Gimmel, 2013
• Olibrus-group
  • Olibrus Erichson, 1845
  • Tolyphus Erichson, 1845
• Olibrosoma-group
  • Antennogasmus Gimmel, 2013
  • Malagasmus Gimmel, 2013
  • Olibrosoma Tournier, 1889
• Litochropus-group
  • Litochropus Casey, 1890
  • Neolitochrus Gimmel, 2013
• Genera incertae sedis
  • Apallodes Reitter, 1873
  • Augasmus Motschulsky, 1858
  • Entomocnemus Guillebeau, 1894
  • Eulitrus Sharp, 1889
  • Grouvelleus Guillebeau, 1892
  • Litochrus Erichson, 1845
  • Malagophytus Gimmel, 2013
  • Paracylomus Gimmel, 2013

References

1. Borror, Donald J.; Triplehorn, Charles A.; Johnson, Norman F (1989). An Introduction to the Study of Insects (6th ed.). Fort Worth, Texas: Saunders College. p. 800. ISBN 0-03-025397-7.
2. Lawrence, John F.; Gimmel, Matthew L.; Steiner, Warren E. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "10.20. Phalacridae Leach, 1815", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 368–374, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.368, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-02
3. Matthew L. Gimmel World checklist of valid names in Phalacridae Louisiana State Arthropod Museum
4. Peris, David; Ruzzier, Enrico; Perrichot, Vincent; Delclòs, Xavier (July 2016). "Evolutionary and paleobiological implications of Coleoptera (Insecta) from Tethyan-influenced Cretaceous ambers". Geoscience Frontiers. 7 (4): 695–706. doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2015.12.007. hdl:2445/100747. S2CID 56018971.
5. Bouchard P, Bousquet Y, Davies AE, Alonso-Zarazaga MA, Lawrence JF, Lyal CH, Newton AF, Reid CA, Schmitt M, Slipiński SA, Smith AB (April 2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
6. Gimmel ML (January 2013). "Genus-level revision of the family Phalacridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Zootaxa. 3605: 1–147. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3605.1.1. PMID 24614246.

• Thompson, Richard T. (1958). "Part 5b Phalacridae". Coleoptera. Handbooks for the identification of British insects. Vol. 5. Royal Entomological Society. OCLC 879107883.

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