Cylindrical Bark Beetles

Colydiinae

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Colydiinae: /kɒˈlaɪdiːˌiːniː/

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Images

Bitoma crenata TP02 by Tobias 67. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Synchita fuliginosa P1600957a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Synchita fuliginosa P1600958a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Microprius rufulus (Motschulsky 1863) (29880974343) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.
Eucicones marginalis by Katja Schulz. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Endeitoma granulata (Say 1826) (27302363094) by Udo Schmidt from Deutschland. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0 license.

Summary

Colydiinae is a subfamily of beetles commonly known as cylindrical bark beetles, previously treated as a separate family (Colydiidae) but now classified under Zopheridae. They are known for their diversity in various regions, particularly in Australia and the New World, with a diet primarily consisting of fungi and occasional predation on small arthropods.

Distribution

Close to 80 species in 23 genera in our area; 305 species in 47 genera in the New World. They are diverse in the Australian region with about 35 genera, and Europe with 20 genera, many with only a few species.

Diet

Most feed on fungi; others are carnivores and eat small arthropods such as bark beetles.

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Tags

  • Colydiinae
  • Cylindrical Bark Beetles
  • Zopheridae
  • Beetles
  • Bark Beetles