Laemophloeus
Laemophloeus is a genus of beetles; it is the type genus of the family Laemophloeidae. The genus has been almost completely reviewed in modern times.
Following Lefkovitch, by recognizing only those species congeneric with the type species, Laemophloeus monilis, as valid members of the genus, this reduces the size of the genus from more than a hundred species to only 28, as follows :Laemophloeus apache Laemophloeus biguttatus Laemophloeus buenavista Laemophloeus capitisculptus Laemophloeus concinnus Laemophloeus corporoflavus Laemophloeus dozieri Laemophloeus fasciatus Laemophloeus fervidus Laemophloeus germaini Laemophloeus incisus Laemophloeus insulatestudinas Laemophloeus kraussi Laemophloeus lecontei Laemophloeus macrognathus Laemophloeus mathani Laemophloeus megacephalus Laemophloeus monilis Laemophloeus muticus Laemophloeus nigricollis Laemophloeus planaclavatus Laemophloeus ribbei Laemophloeus sexarticulatus Laemophloeus shastanus Laemophloeus souzalimai Bento Laemophloeus submonilis Laemophloeus suturalis Laemophloeus taurus Laemophloeus terminalis
Those species still listed as Laemophloeus in published or online lists should be listed as Laemophloeus.
Like most members of the Laemophloeidae, Laemophloeus species are found under the bark of dead trees, where they appear to feed primarily on fungi, especially ascomycetes. They range in size from moderate to large for the family. The members of the genus occur throughout the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms, but extend south into the tropics in the New World, where five other closely related genera are found.