Wood-inhabiting-beetles
Guides
Baconia
Baconia is a genus of clown beetles (family Histeridae) comprising 116 species, with 85 species described in a 2013 systematic revision. The genus is renowned for brilliant jewel-like coloration and bizarrely flattened body forms—traits rare and little-appreciated in the Histeridae. Species are primarily distributed across North and South America. Many species are known from extremely few specimens; nearly half are represented by only one or two specimens in museum collections.
Cibdelis
Cibdelis is a genus of darkling beetles in the subfamily Stenochiinae, distributed in the Nearctic region. The genus includes at least one well-documented species, Cibdelis blaschkei, which inhabits forested regions of California. Larvae and pupae develop in soft, rotten, dry wood of dead branches on living trees or recently fallen sections. Both life stages possess antipredator defense structures, including urogomphi (pinching organs) on the terminal abdominal segments.
Epiphanini
Epiphanini is a tribe of false click beetles (family Eucnemidae) established by Muona in 1993. Members belong to the subfamily Melasinae, a group characterized by reduced clicking mechanisms compared to true click beetles (Elateridae). The tribe contains genera of small to medium-sized beetles with larvae that develop in decaying wood. Knowledge of this tribe remains limited due to the cryptic habits of its members and taxonomic challenges within Eucnemidae.
Rhipidandrus
Rhipidandrus is a genus of darkling beetles (family Tenebrionidae) established by J.L. LeConte in 1862. It belongs to the tribe Bolitophagini within the subfamily Tenebrioninae. The genus is native to the Americas, with confirmed records from Colombia. As a member of the Bolitophagini, species in this genus are likely associated with decaying wood and fungal habitats, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.