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Tribe Mastinocerini

Beetle double comb antennae, Phengodidae, Distremocephalus sp? - Distremocephalus opaculus

Distremocephalus opaculus? - Distremocephalus opaculus

Cenophengus pallidus far south TX - Cenophengus pallidus

Distremocephalus opaculus? - Distremocephalus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)

Superfamily Elateroidea

Family Phengodidae (Glowworm Beetles)

Tribe Mastinocerini

Explanation of Names

Mastinocerini LeConte 1881

Numbers

the largest group in the family, with 10 spp. in 4 genera in our area and ~200 spp. in 25 genera total(1)

Identification

Separated from Phengodini by size; smaller species under 10 mm in length (1).

Range

neotropical group ranging into sw. US(1)

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.

Contributed by v belov on 13 January, 2015 - 10:24pm
Additional contributions by Arturo Santos
Last updated 4 July, 2021 - 1:41am

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