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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Tenebrionoidea » Antlike Flower Beetles (Anthicidae)

Family Anthicidae - Antlike Flower Beetles

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited
Antlike Flower Beetle - Anthicus cervinus Antlike Flower Beetle - Sapintus pubescens Acanthinus argentinus (Pic) - Acanthinus argentinus Red-shielded beetle - Notoxus murinipennis Anthicidae maybe Macratria? - Macratria murina Anthicid - Tomoderus Belden-J.2021.89 - Anthicus punctulatus Nevada anthicid - Cyclodinus paiute
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Anthicidae (Antlike Flower Beetles)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ischalia is now treated in Scraptiidae
Explanation of Names
Anthicidae Latreille 1819
Numbers
230 spp. in 31 genera in NA(1), ~3,500 spp. in >100 genera worldwide, arranged in 8 subfamilies(2) (of which 5 are represented in our area)
Overview of our faunaTaxa not yet in the guide are marked (*)
Family AnthicidaeOverview of our fauna:
Subfamily Eurygeniinae
Tribe Eurygeniini Retocomus · Rilettius · Pergetus · Stereopalpus · Leptoremus · *Mastoremus · Bactrocerus · Eurygenius · Duboisius · Qadrius · *Neoeurygenius · Rastrogenius
Subfamily Macratriinae Macratria · Thambospasta
Subfamily Anthicinae
Tribe Anthicini Amblyderus · Anthicus · Omonadus · Tanarthrus · Leptanthicus · Sapintus · Stricticollis · *Baulius · Malporus · Cyclodinus · Euvacusus · Vacusus · Acanthinus · Formicilla · Ischyropalpus
Subfamily Notoxinae Notoxus · Squamanotoxus · Mecynotarsus
Subfamily Tomoderinae Tomoderus
Size
1.25-18 mm(2); in our area, 2-12 mm
Identification
Body elongate, ant-like, often [marked with] red or yellow; Notoxinae have a horn on the pronotum
Key covering most ne. spp. and habitus photos in(3)
Range
worldwide and throughout NA(1)(2)
Habitat
Adults generally found on flowers and foliage; larvae are are usually found on or in the soil, leaf litter, rotten wood, under stones, logs or debris, waterbanks and littoral zone, grasslands, deserts, etc.(1)(2)
Food
Larvae feed on decaying vegetation
See Also
Internet References
Anthicidae of Texas (Quinn 2022)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.Telnov D. (2011) Anthicidae, Ant-like flower beetles (in The Tree of Life Web Project)
3.The Anthicidae and Ischaliidae of Atlantic Canada
Majka C.G. 2011. J. Acad. Ent. Soc. 7: 50-64.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 8 August, 2005 - 10:51am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 1 October, 2023 - 6:48pm

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