Cebrionidae
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Selonodon
A genus of click beetles in the family Cebrionidae, comprising 25 recognized species distributed primarily in the southern United States. The genus exhibits a trend of phyletic size increase and has been organized into six species groups based on cladistic analysis. Most species were described in a 1995 revision that provided detailed taxonomic diagnoses and geographic data.
Selonodon abnormis
Selonodon abnormis is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, originally described by Werner. The species was synonymized with Selonodon pallidipennis (Van Dyke) in a 2004 revision of the genus. Selonodon is a genus of 25 recognized species distributed across southern Canada, the United States, and northern Mexico. Cebrionid beetles are nocturnal and typically associated with sandy or loose soils.
Selonodon compositus
Selonodon compositus is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, endemic to the southern United States. The species was originally described by Fall in 1934 and has undergone taxonomic revision, with three former species (S. emarginatus, S. knausi, and S. bruesi) now synonymized under this name. As a member of the genus Selonodon, it belongs to a group of 25 recognized species within this North American genus.
Selonodon ferrugineus
Selonodon ferrugineus is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, described as new to science from Georgia, United States. It was formally recognized in a 2004 revision of the genus Selonodon that described 17 new species from the southern United States. The species epithet 'ferrugineus' (rust-colored) likely refers to its coloration. Like other cebrionids, adults are nocturnal and attracted to lights.
Selonodon floridensis
Selonodon floridensis is a click beetle species in the family Cebrionidae, described by Galley in 1999 from Florida. It is one of 17 new species described from the southern United States in a comprehensive revision of the genus Selonodon, which recognized 25 species total. The genus belongs to the click beetle superfamily Elateroidea and exhibits a trend of phyletic size increase across its range.
Selonodon papillatus
Selonodon papillatus is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, described as new to science in a 2001 revision of the genus Selonodon. It is one of 17 new species described from the southern United States in this taxonomic work. The species is known from Tennessee and belongs to one of six recognized species groups within the genus based on cladistic analysis. Like other cebrionids, adults are likely nocturnal and males possess distinctive morphological features used in species identification.
Selonodon perplexus
Selonodon perplexus is a species of click beetle in the family Cebrionidae, described as new to science in 1999 from Alabama. It is one of 25 species recognized in the genus Selonodon following a comprehensive taxonomic revision. The genus exhibits a trend of phyletic size increase and is divided into six species groups based on cladistic analysis.