Cneoglossidae
Sign in to saveCneoglossidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea, containing nine described species in a single genus, Cneoglossa, which are native to the Neotropics from Mexico to Brazil. The larvae develop inside rotting submerged branches found in small fast flowing shallow streams.
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Cneoglossidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea, containing nine described species in a single genus, Cneoglossa, which are native to the Neotropics from Mexico to Brazil. The larvae develop inside rotting submerged branches found in small fast flowing shallow streams.
== Taxonomy == Cneoglossa brevis Champion, 1897 Cneoglossa collaris Guérin-Méneville, 1849 Cneoglossa elongata Pic, 1916 Cneoglossa gournellei Pic, 1916 Cneoglossa lampyroides Champion, 1897 Cneoglossa longipennis (Pic, 1915) Cneoglossa peruviana Pic, 1916 Cneoglossa rufifrons Pic, 1916 Cneoglossa testacericollis Pic, 1916
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