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Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla. thumb|Kateretes pusillus

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyKateretidae
Observations recorded25,103

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
155
With media
33
Family
Kateretidae
Collections
SBMNH, INHS
Recorded in
Czech Republic, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
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Kateretes pedicularius (Linné, 1758) (3578017131) vert.jpg
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Commons category
Kateretidae
taxon name
Kateretidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Kateretidae
taxon common name
stumpglansbiller
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • References
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Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla. thumb|Kateretes pusillus

==Genera== Amartus LeConte, 1861 i c g b Anamartus Jelinek, 1976 g Anthonaeus Horn, 1879 i c g b Boreades Parson, 1943 i c g Brachyleptus Motschulsky, 1845 g Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913 i c g b Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794 i c g b Heterhelus DuVal, 1858 i c g b Kateretes Herbst, 1793 i c g b Neobrachypterus Jelínek, 1979 i c g †Eoceniretes Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2008 g †Lebanoretes Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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