Syntelia
Syntelia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
Superfamily: | Histeroidea |
Family: | Synteliidae Lewis, 1882 |
Genus: | Syntelia Westwood 1864 |
Species | |
Syntelia histeroides |
Syntelia is a genus of middle-sized beetles, the only genus in the family Synteliidae.
The characteristics of the family and genus include geniculate antennae with 3-segmented club, elongate body, narrowly separated coxae and tarsi with bisetose empodia. Only one abdominal segment is exposed behind elytra.[1] There are seven known species, spread in central Mexico and Asia.[2] They feed on insect larvae.
References
- ↑ M.Hansen. Phylogeny and classification of the staphyliniform beetle families (Coleoptera). Biologiske Skrifter 48, Copenhagen, 1997
- ↑ Zhou, H.-Z. and X.-D. Yu. 2003. Rediscovery of the family Synteliidae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea) and two new species from China. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(3):265–273.
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