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Cerophytidae Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cerophytum elateroides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Superfamily:	Elateroidea
Family:	Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834
Genera
See text
Synonyms
Praelateriidae Dolin, 1973

The Cerophytidae are a family of beetles belonging to Elateroidea. Larvae are associated with rotting wood, on which they are presumed to feed. The family contains over 20 species in five genera, primarily distributed in the New World, but also in Eurasia and Africa. 17 fossil species in 7 genera are known extending to the Early Jurassic. Like some other elateroids, the adults are capable of clicking.

Taxonomy

After

Mesozoic clade:

• †Elaterocoleus Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Early Jurassic (Hettangian-Sinemurian)
• †Praelaterium Dolin 1973 Dzhil Formation, Kyrgyzstan, Hettangian-Sinemurian
• †Necromeropsis Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
• †Aphytocerus Zherikhin 1977 Taimyr Amber, Russia, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Santonian)
• †Jurassophytum Yu et al. 2019 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
• †Necromera Martynov 1926 Jiulongshan Formation, China, Callovian, Karabastau Formation, Kazakhstan, Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) Laiyang Formation, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)

Extant clade:

• †Wongaroo Oberprieler et al. 2016 Talbragar Fossil Fish Bed, Australia, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
• †Baissophytum Chang et al. 2011 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• †Baissopsis Kirejtshuk 2013 Zaza Formation, Russia, Aptian
• †Amberophytum Yu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• Genus Afrocerophytum Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
  • Afrocerophytum vix Costa, Vanin et Rosa, 2014
• Genus Aphytocerus Zherikhin, 1977
  • Aphytocerus communis Zherikhin, 1977
• Genus Brachycerophytum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Brachycerophytum sinchona Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
• Genus Cerophytum Latreille, 1806
  • Cerophytum convexicolle LeConte, 1866
  • Cerophytum japonicum Sasaji, 1999
  • Cerophytum pulsator (Haldeman, 1845)
• Genus Phytocerum Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum alleni Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum belloi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum birai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum boliviense (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum burakowskii Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum cayennense (de Bonvouloir, 1870)
  • Phytocerum distinguendum (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)
  • Phytocerum golbachi Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum ingens Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum inpa Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum minutum (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum serraticorne Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum simonkai Costa, Vanin, Lawrence & Ide, 2003
  • Phytocerum trinidadense (Golbach, 1983)
  • Phytocerum zikani (Soares & Peracchi, 1964)

References

1. ^ Costa, Cleide, Vanin, Sergio A., Lawrence, John F. and Ide, Sergio. "4.4. Cerophytidae Latreille, 1834". Volume 2 Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), edited by Willy Kükenthal, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel and John F. Lawrence, Berlin, New York: De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 54-61.
2. ^ Yu, Yali; Ślipiński, Adam; Lawrence, John F.; Yan, Evgeny; Ren, Dong; Pang, Hong (July 2019). "Reconciling past and present: Mesozoic fossil record and a new phylogeny of the family Cerophytidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Cretaceous Research. 99: 51–70. Bibcode:2019CrRes..99...51Y. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.02.024. S2CID 135290616.
3. Cerophytidae Species List Archived 2014-05-30 at the Wayback Machine at Joel's Hallan Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

External links

• Cerophytidae at the Tree of Life

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