Genus Serrifornax

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Print References

Serrifornax infelix (Horn) - Serrifornax infelix

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 Eucnemidae (False Click Beetles)

Subfamily Macraulacinae

Tribe Macraulacini

Genus Serrifornax

Numbers

A world-wide genus with approximately 21 known species. Many are distributed in Africa and Southeastern Asian regions. Only one species in present in the Nearctic region.

Size

5.0-7.5 mm long.

Identification

Can be confused with Fornax, Onichodon and Diphytaxis. The group can be distinguished by simple elytrial epipleura and 4th tarsomere being twice as wide as the 5th.

Range

As a whole, the group is subtropical and tropical in distribution. The single Nearctic species is endemic to Florida.

Habitat

Largely found in forested areas.

Season

Late April through the end of September.

Food

Unknown.

Life Cycle

Unknown.

Print References

Muona, J. 2000. A Revision of the Nearctic Eucnemidae. Acta Zoologica Fennica. 212: 106 pp.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 17 February, 2010 - 2:39am
Additional contributions by Robert Otto
Last updated 23 March, 2011 - 9:49am

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