Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
soft bodied plant beetles, cicada beetle and cicada parasite beetles
Family Guides
2- Dascillidae(Soft-bodied Plant Beetles)
- Rhipiceridae(Cicada-Parasite Beetles)
Dascilloidea is a small superfamily of polyphagan beetles containing two : Dascillidae (soft-bodied plant beetles) and Rhipiceridae ( beetles and cicada beetles). Members exhibit diverse ecological strategies, with some associated with plants and others parasitic on cicadas. The superfamily is part of the infraorder Elateriformia within the suborder Polyphaga.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Global distribution; constituent occur across multiple continents. Dascillidae has been recorded in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Rhipiceridae occurs in North America, Australia, and parts of Eurasia.
Host Associations
- Cicadidae - Rhipiceridae are known as beetles; specific parasitic mechanisms not well documented in available sources
Similar Taxa
- ElateroideaBoth are superfamilies within Elateriformia; Dascilloidea distinguished by composition and larval characteristics where known
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Family composition
Contains exactly two : Dascillidae (approximately 8 , ~80 ) and Rhipiceridae (approximately 8 genera, ~20 species). Rhipiceridae was formerly treated as part of Cerophytidae or as a separate family with uncertain placement.