Erotylidae

{{Short description|Family of beetles}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = Pleasing fungus beetles | fossil_range = | oldest_fossil = Barremian | image = Triplax russica.jpg | image_caption = ''Triplax russica'' | display_parents = 3 | taxon = Erotylidae | authority = Latreille, 1802 <ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=114321 |taxon=Erotylidae}}</ref> | subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies | subdivision = *Cryptophilinae Casey, 1900 *Dacninae Gistel, 1856 *Encaustinae Crotch, 1876 *Erotylinae Latreille, 1802 *Languriinae Hope, 1840 *Loberinae Bruce, 1951 *Megalodacninae Sen Gupta, 1969 *Pharaxonothinae Crowson, 1952 *Tritominae Curtis, 1834 *Xenoscelinae Ganglbauer, 1899 }}

thumb|A pleasing fungus beetle on bracket fungus in Singaporethumb|''Toramus pulchellus'' thumb|''Ischyrus quadripunctatus'' thumb|''Acropteroxys gracilis'' (tribe Languriini)

'''Erotylidae''', or the '''pleasing fungus beetles''', is a family of beetles belonging to Cucujoidea containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it contains 6 tribes (Tritomini, Dacnini, Megalodacnini, Erotylini, Cryptophilini, and Languriini) and 10 subfamilies (Cryptophilinae, Dacninae, Encaustinae, Erotylinae, Languriinae, Loberinae, Megalodacninae, Pharaxonothinae, Tritominae, and Xenoscelinae).<ref name="ITIS"/> In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition ''sensu lato''. There are doubts on the monophyly of lower ranked taxa within Erotylidae, with further phylogenetic studies requiring better sampling and studies of unexplored character sets, for example the metendosternite and penile flagellum, which are generally lacking detailed morphological studies within the Coleoptera literature.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Pecci-Maddalena, Italo Salvatore De Castro|author2=Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano|author3=Skelley, Paul|title=The metendosternite and penile flagellum: two unexplored character systems of pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae)|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|year=2021|volume=193|issue=3|pages=953–972|doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa152}}</ref> The Eroytlina taxonomy is based on traits such as their different colors and not off morphological differences like mouthparts, thorax, and abdominal terminalia (Pecci-Maddalena).<ref>{{cite journal|author=Italo Salvatore de Castro Pecci-Maddalena|display-authors=et. al.|title=Erotylina Curran (Coleoptera, Erotylidae, Erotylini): redescription of type species, potential species groups and diversity of color patterns|journal=Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências|year=2021|volume=93|issue=4|article-number=e20201452 |doi=10.1590/0001-3765202120201452|pmid=34586321 |s2cid=238219028 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Erotylidae feed on plant and fungal matter; some are important pollinators (e.g. of the ancient cycads), while a few have gained notoriety as pests of some significance. Sometimes, useful and harmful species are found in one genus, e.g. ''Pharaxonotha''. Most pleasing fungus beetles, however, are inoffensive animals of little significance to humans.

The oldest fossil is an undescribed species known from Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Lebanese amber.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Peris |first1=David |last2=Ruzzier |first2=Enrico |last3=Perrichot |first3=Vincent |last4=Delclòs |first4=Xavier |date=July 2016 |title=Evolutionary and paleobiological implications of Coleoptera (Insecta) from Tethyan-influenced Cretaceous ambers|journal=Geoscience Frontiers|volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=695–706 |doi=10.1016/j.gsf.2015.12.007|s2cid=56018971 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2016GeoFr...7..695P |hdl=2445/100747 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>

==Selected genera== These 160 genera belong to the family Erotylidae: {{div col|colwidth=20em}} * ''Acropteroxys'' Gorham, 1887 i c g b * ''Acryptophagus'' * ''Aegithus'' Fabricius, 1801 g * ''Amblyopus'' Lacordaire, 1842 g * ''Amblyscelis'' Gorham, 1888 * ''Anadastus'' Gorham, 1887 g * ''Apolybas'' Alvarenga, 1965 g * ''Atomarops'' Reitter * ''Aulacochilus'' Lacordaire, 1842 * ''Bacis'' Dejean, 1836 g * ''Barytopus'' Chevrolat, 1836 g * ''Bolerus'' Grouvelle * ''Brachypterosa'' Zablotny & Leschen, 1996 * ''Brachysphaenus'' * ''Caenolanguria'' Gorham, 1887 g * ''Callischyrus'' * ''Camptocarpus'' * ''Cathartocryptus'' Sharp, 1886 i c g * ''Chinophagus'' Ljubarsky, 1997 * ''Cladoxena'' Motschulsky * ''Cnecosa'' * ''Coccimorphus'' Hope, 1841 * ''Coelocryptus'' Sharp, 1900 * ''Combocerus'' Bedel, 1868 g * ''Coptengis'' Crotch, 1876 * ''Crotchia'' Fowler * ''Crowsenguptus'' * ''Cryptodacne'' Sharp, 1878 g * ''Cryptophilus'' Reitter, 1874 i c g b * ''Cycadophila'' Xu, Tang & Skelley, 2015 g * ''Cypherotylus'' Crotch, 1873 * ''Cyrtomorphus'' Lacordaire, 1842 g * ''Cytorea'' * ''Dacne'' Latrielle, 1796 * ''Dactylotritoma'' Arrow, 1925 g * ''Dapsa'' * ''Dasydactylus'' Gorham, 1887 i c g b * ''Doubledaya'' White, 1850 g * ''Ectrapezidera'' * ''Ellipticus'' Chevrolat, 1836 g * ''Empocryptus'' Sharp * ''Encaustes'' Lacordaire, 1842 g * ''Epilanguria'' Fowler, 1908 g * ''Episcapha'' Dejean, 1837 * ''Episcaphula'' Crotch * ''Erotylina'' Curran, 1944 g * ''Erotylus'' Fabricius, 1775 * ''Eutriplax'' Lewis, 1887 * ''Fitoa'' * ''Goniolanguria'' * ''Haematochiton'' Gorham, 1888 i c g b * ''Hapalips'' Reitter, 1877 i c g b * ''Henoticonus'' Reitter, 1878 * ''Hirsotriplax'' * ''Hirsutotriplax'' Skelley, 1993 i c g b * ''Homoeotelus'' Hope, 1841 * ''Hoplepiscapha'' Lea, 1922 * ''Hornerotylus'' g * ''Iphiclus'' Chevrolat, 1836 g * ''Ischyrus'' Lacordaire, 1842 i c g b * ''Languria'' Latreille, 1802 i c g b * ''Languriomorpha'' * ''Langurites'' Motschulsky, 1860 i c g b * ''Lepidotoramus'' Leschen, 1997 i c g * ''Leucohimatium'' Rosenhauer, 1856 * ''Ligurana'' Chûjô, 1974 g * ''Linodesmus'' Bedel, 1882 * ''Loberogosmus'' Reitter * ''Loberolus'' * ''Loberonotha'' Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1969 i c g * ''Loberopsyllus'' * ''Loberoschema'' Reitter * ''Loberus'' LeConte, 1861 i c g b * ''Lobosternum'' Reitter, 1875 i c g * ''Lybanodes'' * ''Lybas'' Lacordaire, 1842 g * ''Macromelea'' Hope * ''Macrophagus'' Motschulsky * ''Malleolanguria'' * ''Megalodacne'' Crotch, 1873 i c g b * ''Megischyrus'' Crotch, 1873 g * ''Meristobelus'' * ''Micrencaustes'' Crotch, 1875 g * ''Microlanguria'' Lewis * ''Microsternus'' Lewis, 1887 i c g b * ''Mimodacne'' * ''Mycetaea'' Stephens, 1829 * ''Mycolybas'' Crotch, 1876 * ''Mycophtorus'' Lacordaire, 1842 g * ''Mycotretus'' Lacordaire, 1842 i c g b * ''Neocladoxena'' Maeda, 1974 g * ''Neodacne'' Chûjô, 1976 g * ''Neoloberolus'' Leschen, 2003 i c g * ''Neopriotelus'' Alvarenga, 1965 g * ''Neosternus'' Dai & Zhao, 2013 g * ''Neotriplax'' Lewis, 1887 * ''Neoxestus'' Crotch, 1875 g * ''Nomotus'' * ''Oligocorynus'' Chevrolat, 1836 g * ''Oretylus'' Heller, 1920 g * ''Ortholanguria'' * ''Othniocryptus'' Sharp, 1900 * ''Pachylanguria'' Crotch, 1875 g * ''Paederolanguria'' Mader, 1939 g * ''Paphezia'' Zablotny & Leschen, 1996 * ''Paracladoxena'' Fowler * ''Paraxonotha'' g * ''Pediacus'' * ''Penolanguria'' Kolbe * ''Pharaxonotha'' Reitter, 1875 i c g b * ''Phricobacis'' Crotch, 1876 g * ''Platoberus'' Sharp * ''Prepopharus'' Erichson, 1847 g * ''Promecolanguria'' * ''Protoloberus'' Leschen, 2003 i c g * ''Pselaphacus'' Percheron, 1835 g * ''Pselaphandra'' Jacobson, 1904 * ''Pseudhapalips'' Champion * ''Pseudhenoticus'' Sharp * ''Pseudischyrus'' Casey, 1916 i c g b * ''Pseudotritoma'' Gorham, 1888 g * ''Rhodotritoma'' Arrow, 1925 g * ''Scaphengis'' Gorham, 1888 g * ''Scaphidomorphus'' Hope, 1841 g * ''Scaphodacne'' Heller, 1918 * ''Scelidopetalon'' Delkeskamp, 1957 g * ''Setariola'' Jakobson, 1915 g * ''Sphenoxus'' Lacordaire, 1842 g * ''Spondotriplax'' Crotch, 1875 g * ''Stengita'' * ''Stenodina'' * ''Strongylosomus'' Chevrolat, 1836 g * ''Tapinotarsus'' Kirsch, 1865 g * ''Telmatoscius''* ''Teretilanguria'' * ''Tetralanguria'' Crotch, 1875 g * ''Tetraphala'' g * ''Tetratritoma'' Arrow, 1925 g * ''Thallis'' * ''Thallisella'' Crotch * ''Thallisellodes'' Arrow, 1925 g * ''Tomarops'' Grouvelle, 1903 * ''Toramus'' Grouvelle, 1916 i c g b * ''Trapezidera'' * ''Trapezidistes'' Fowler, 1887 g * ''Trichotritoma'' * ''Trichulus'' * ''Triplacidea'' Gorham, 1901 * ''Triplax'' Herbst, 1793 i c g b * ''Tritoma'' Fabricius, 1775 i c g b * ''Truquiella'' b * ''Typocephalus'' Chevrolat, 1837 g * ''Xenocryptus'' Arrow, 1929 * ''Xenohimatium'' Lyubarsky & Perkovsky, 2012 g * ''Xenoscelinus'' Grouvelle, 1910 g * ''Xenoscelis'' Wollaston, 1864 g * ''Xestus'' Wollaston, 1864 g * ''Zavaljus'' Reitter, 1880 g* ''Acropteroxys'' Gorham, 1887 * ''Zonarius'' (= ''Oligocorynus'') * ''Zythonia'' Westwood, 1874 {{div col end}} Data sources: i = ITIS,<ref name=itis/> c = Catalogue of Life,<ref name=catlife/> g = GBIF,<ref name=gbif/> b = Bugguide.net<ref name=bugref/>

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=itis> {{Cite web| title=Erotylidae Report | url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114321 | website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System | access-date=2018-03-22 }}</ref> <ref name=catlife>{{Cite web | title=Browse Erotylidae | url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/f56387839321699a23eb5a8efe3693b2 | website=Catalogue of Life | access-date=2018-03-22 | archive-date=2018-03-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092417/http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/f56387839321699a23eb5a8efe3693b2 }}</ref> <ref name=gbif> {{Cite web| title=Erotylidae | url=https://www.gbif.org/species/6981 | website=GBIF | access-date=2018-03-22 }}</ref> <ref name=bugref> {{Cite web| title=Erotylidae Family Information | url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/149 | website=BugGuide.net | access-date=2018-03-22 }}</ref> }} {{Refbegin}} * {{cite book |author-last=Leschen |author-first=Richard A B |year=2003 |doi=10.7931/J2/FNZ.47 |doi-access=free |title=Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea): phylogeny and review (Part 1) |series=Fauna of New Zealand |volume=47 |publisher=Manaaki Whenua Press, New Zealand |pages=108 pp |isbn=978-0-478-09350-6}} * {{cite journal |author=J. A. Robertson, J. V. McHugh & M. F. Whiting |year=2004 |title=A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the pleasing fungus beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae): evolution of colour patterns, gregariousness and mycophagy |journal=Systematic Entomology |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=173–187 |doi=10.1111/j.0307-6970.2004.00242.x|bibcode=2004SysEn..29..173R |s2cid=49331843 }} * {{cite journal |author=T. Sen Gupta & R. A. Crowson |year=1971 |title=A review of the classification of the family Languriidae (Coleoptera: Clavicornia) and the place of Languriidae in the natural system of Clavicornia |journal=Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=1–42}} * {{cite journal |author=P. Węgrzynowicz |year=2002 |title=Morphology, phylogeny and classification of the family Erotylidae based on adult characters (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) |journal=Genus |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=435–504 |url=http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/Erotylidae%20classification.pdf |access-date=2007-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205505/http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/Erotylidae%20classification.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-18 }} {{Refend}}

==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Wikispecies-inline}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121113203317/http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/Home/keys-to-coleoptera/erotylidae---key-to-british-genera-and-species/FamilyErotylidaekeytoBritishspecies.pdf?attredirects=0 Key to the British species of family Erotylidae]

Category:Erotylidae Category:Cucujoidea families Category:Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille