Syntelia
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Synteliidae
Lewis, 1882
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Syntelia
Westwood 1864
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Syntelia histeroides |
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Syntelia is a genus of middle-sized beetles, the only genus in the family Synteliidae.
The characteristics of the family and genus include geniculate antennae with 3-segmented club, elongate body, narrowly separated coxae and tarsi with bisetose empodia. Only one abdominal segment is exposed behind elytra.[1] There are seven known species, spread in central Mexico and Asia.[2] They feed on insect larvae.
References
- ↑ M.Hansen. Phylogeny and classification of the staphyliniform beetle families (Coleoptera). Biologiske Skrifter 48, Copenhagen, 1997
- ↑ Zhou, H.-Z. and X.-D. Yu. 2003. Rediscovery of the family Synteliidae (Coleoptera: Histeroidea) and two new species from China. The Coleopterists Bulletin 57(3):265–273.
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