Saproxylic-beetles

Guides

• Atimia

  Atimia is a genus of longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae) established by Haldeman in 1847. The genus belongs to the tribe Atimiini and is characterized by small to medium-sized beetles with elongated bodies. Species in this genus are associated with coniferous hosts, particularly junipers and pines, where larvae develop as wood-borers in dead or dying wood. The genus is primarily distributed in western North America.

  Cerambycidaelonghorn-beetleswood-boring-beetlesconiferous-hostswestern-North-AmericaAtimiinijuniper-beetlespine-beetlesforest-entomologysaproxylic-beetles

• Orchesiini

  false darkling beetles

  Orchesiini is a tribe of false darkling beetles within the family Melandryidae, established by Mulsant in 1856. The tribe contains at least three genera—Orchesia, Microscapha, and Lederia—with approximately seven described species. These beetles are classified in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea and are part of the diverse assemblage of darkling beetle relatives. Members of Orchesiini are small to medium-sized beetles found primarily in forested habitats where they occur in association with decaying wood and fungi.

  ColeopteraMelandryidaeTenebrionoideafalse-darkling-beetlessaproxylic-beetlesfungi-associated-beetlesforest-beetles

• Perothops cervinus

  Perothops cervinus is a species of click beetle in the family Perothopidae, a small family within the superfamily Elateroidea. The genus Perothops contains species that are often associated with decaying wood and have been observed in association with hardwood trees. Perothopidae is distinguished from other elateroid families by various morphological features including characteristics of the prosternal process and antennae. The family is considered relatively obscure and poorly studied compared to the related Elateridae.

  Perothopidaeclick-beetlesElateroideawood-boring-beetlessaproxylic-beetlesdecay-associated-beetles