Derodontidae
| Derodontidae Temporal range:
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| Laricobius erichsoni from Belgium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Derodontoidea |
| Family: | Derodontidae LeConte, 1861 |
| Genera | |
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4, see text | |
Derodontidae is a
ocelli
on the top of their heads.
They are related to the
powder-post beetles
and other subgroups.
Some species feed on
woolly adelgids which attack conifers, and species of this genus are used as biological control agents in the United States for control of balsam woolly adelgid and hemlock woolly adelgid
.
There are 42 species in 4 genera and 3 subfamilies. The family includes:[1]
- Subfamily Derodontinae
- Genus Derodontus (11 species)
- Subfamily Laricobiinae
- Genus Laricobius (23 species)
- Genus Nothoderodontus (6 species)
- Subfamily Peltasticinae
- Genus Peltastica (2 species)
A fossil genus, Daohugou Beds of China.[2]
References
- ^ Hava, J. 2006. A world catalogue of the family Derodontidae (Coleoptera). Archived 2014-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Pol Pismo Entomol 75 29-38
- .
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Derodontidae.
- Derodontidae from the Tree of Life