Grzymala, Traci L.;Leschen, Richard A. B.
Aderidae
Sign in to saveThe Aderidae, sometimes called ant-like leaf beetles, are a family of beetles that bear some resemblance to ants. The family consists of about 1,000 species in about 40 genera, of which most are tropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyAderidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,097
- With media
- 49
- Family
- Staphylinidae
- Collections
- UTC, TTU, UCMP, ASU, SBMNH, BYU
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Bolivia
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tenebrionoidea
- Image
- Scraptogetus cf.anthracinus.jpg
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- taxon name
- Aderidae
- Commons category
- Aderidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Aderidae
- taxon common name
- 伪蚁形甲科
- topic has template
- Template:Taxonomy/Aderidae
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The Aderidae, sometimes called ant-like leaf beetles, are a family of beetles that bear some resemblance to ants. The family consists of about 1,000 species in about 40 genera, of which most are tropical, although overall distribution is worldwide.
As with the Anthicidae, their heads constrict just in front of the pronotum, forming a neck, although the posterior end of the pronotum is not usually as narrow. The eyes are hairy with a granular appearance. The first two abdominal sternites are fused, and in only some groups is a suture even visible. Sizes are 1–4 mm.
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