Kingdom Animalia Suborder Polyphaga Family Laemophloeidae Rank Genus | Class Insecta Superfamily Cucujoidea Phylum Arthropoda Order Beetle | |
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Similar Beetle, Placonotus, Laemophloeus, Laemophloeidae, Passandridae | ||
Lathropus is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It has been the subject of recent taxonomic study. Lathropus species are minute (<2mm) flattened beetles with short, clubbed antennae, closed mesocoxal cavities, extremely dense surface sculpture, and dorsal pubescence composed of bifurcate setae. Currently recognized valid species are:
All but one of the known species of Lathropus are indigenous to the New World. The one exception, L. sepicola, is found in Europe. Adults and larvae are associated with dead trees and feed on fungi.
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