Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Artematopidae
Explanation of Names
Artematopodidae Lacordaire 1857
Numbers
8-9 spp. in 4 genera in our area (all in the Artematopodinae)
(1)(2), 45 spp. in 8 genera of 3 subfamilies total
(3)Identification
Head well recessed into pronotum and slightly to strongly downturned. Antennae 11-segmented, maxillary palpi 4-segmented, tarsi 5-5-5. Larvae elateriform. Apex of each elytron with ventral tongue-like process
Range
most of the New World (n. NA to Brazil) + E. Asia & so. Europe
(4)Habitat
Larvae of several spp. found in moss mats; adults on vegetation
(1)