| Eucinetidae | |
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| Eucinetus stewarti | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Scirtoidea |
| Family: | Eucinetidae Lacordaire, 1857 |
Eucinetidae is afamily ofbeetles, notable for their largecoxal plates that cover much of the firstventrite of the abdomen, sometimes calledplate-thigh beetles. The family is small for beetles, with about 50 species in 11 genera, but are found worldwide.
Adults are generally elliptical in shape, ranging from 0.8 to 4.0 mm in length, and black or brown in color. The head is small and bent underneath.
Eucinetids live in detritus or in fungus-covered tree bark, where both adults and larvae are assumed to eat various sorts offungi. Around half of the genera possess strongly modified mouthparts, particularly thelabrum, adapted for suctorial feeding.[1]
These genera belong to the family Eucinetidae:
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