Cerylonidae
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Cerylon
Cerylon is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae, established by Latreille in 1802. The genus comprises approximately 11 described species distributed across Europe and North America. These beetles are small, inconspicuous inhabitants of forest ecosystems where they occupy specialized microhabitats on and beneath bark.
Mychocerus
minute bark beetles
Mychocerus is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae, established by Erichson in 1845. The genus contains at least two described species: M. discretus (Casey, 1890) and M. striatus (Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1973). These beetles are small, inconspicuous insects associated with dead or decaying wood.
Mychocerus discretus
Mychocerus discretus is a minute bark beetle in the family Cerylonidae. It was originally described as Lapethus discretus by Casey in 1890. The species is native to North America, with records from British Columbia, Canada. It is a rarely observed species with few documented occurrences.
Mychocerus striatus
Mychocerus striatus is a minute bark beetle in the family Cerylonidae, a group of small predatory beetles associated with dead and decaying wood. The species was described by Sen Gupta and Crowson in 1973 and is known from North America. Cerylonidae beetles are typically found in forested habitats where they inhabit the subcortical zone of dead trees.
Ostomopsis
Ostomopsis is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae, established by Scott in 1922. The genus contains at least three described species: O. kuscheli, O. neotropicalis, and O. watti. These beetles belong to the subfamily Ostomopsinae and are part of the diverse Cerylonidae family within the superfamily Coccinelloidea.
Ostomopsis neotropicalis
Ostomopsis neotropicalis is a small beetle species in the family Cerylonidae, described by Lawrence & Stephan in 1975. The species is native to the Neotropical and southern Nearctic regions, with records from Middle America and North America. Cerylonidae are generally associated with decaying wood, fungi, or stored organic materials, though specific biology for this species remains poorly documented.
Philothermus
Philothermus is a genus of minute bark beetles in the family Cerylonidae, containing approximately 17 described species. Members are small, compact beetles associated with dead wood habitats. The genus has been documented in Europe, with particular attention to rare species such as P. evanescens in France. Available information on biology and distribution remains limited for most species.
Philothermus floridensis
Philothermus floridensis is a species of minute bark beetle in the family Cerylonidae, first described from Florida in 1973. Members of the genus Philothermus are small, inconspicuous beetles associated with dead wood and bark habitats. The species epithet "floridensis" indicates its type locality in Florida.
Philothermus puberulus
Philothermus puberulus is a minute bark beetle in the family Cerylonidae, described by Schwarz in 1878. The species has been recorded from the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. Like other members of Cerylonidae, it is a small beetle associated with woody substrates.
Philothermus stephani
Philothermus stephani is a small beetle species described in 2007 by Gimmel and Slipinski. It belongs to the family Cerylonidae, a group of minute beetles commonly known as minute bark beetles or cerylonid beetles. The species is known from very few observations, with limited information available regarding its biology and ecology. Like other members of its family, it likely inhabits decaying wood or under bark in forested environments.