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Subfamily Macratriinae

beetle - Macratria confusa Antlike flower beetle (2) - Macratria murina beetle - Macratria confusa 9013698 Macratria - Macratria confusa Beetle - Macratria confusa Macratria - Macratria murina Antlike flower beetle – genus Macratria? - Macratria Beetles - Macratria - male - female
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)
Subfamily Macratriinae
Explanation of Names
Macratriinae LeConte 1862
Numbers
4 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), >200 spp. in 3 genera worldwide (genera other than Macratria are monotypic)(2)
Range
Macratria is cosmopolitan, the other genera are restricted to TX or C. America(2)
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)