Omethidae

Omethidae
Omethes marginatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: Omethidae
LeConte, 1861

Omethidae is a family of Elateroidea sometimes known as the false soldier beetles.[1] They are native to South, Southeast and Eastern Asia and the Americas.[2][3] Their biology is obscure and their larvae are unknown. They appear to inhabit vegetation in or surrounding forests, and are probably active during the day.[3]

  1. ^ "Family Omethidae - False Soldier Beetles". BugGuide. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  2. ^ Roza, André Silva; Constantin, Robert; Mermudes, José Ricardo Miras (2019-11-26). "Pseudotelegeusis meloi sp. nov., the first Telegeusinae from Peru (Coleoptera: Omethidae, Telegeusinae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (580). doi:10.5852/ejt.2019.580. ISSN 2118-9773.
  3. ^ a b Ramsdale, Alistair S. (2010-12-31), Kükenthal, Willy; Leschen, Richard A.B.; Beutel, Rolf G.; Lawrence, John F. (eds.), "4.16. Omethidae LeConte, 1861", Coleoptera, Beetles, Volume 2, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim), DE GRUYTER, pp. 149–153, doi:10.1515/9783110911213.149, ISBN 978-3-11-019075-5, retrieved 2022-10-02