Salpingidae


Salpingidae or narrow-waisted bark beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Tenebrionoidea. The species are small, about 1.5 – 7 mm in length. The family is globally distributed and consists of about 45 genera and 300 species, which are generally found in the temperate regions of both hemispheres. The family is mainly associated with plants as well as with ascomycete and hyphomycete fungi. Some members of the family are associated with unusual habitats, like Aegialites and Antarcticodomus, which are found in coastal areas including the intertidal zone, with former feeding on algae.

Genera

These 28 genera belong to the family Salpingidae:Aegialites Mannerheim, 1853Aglenus Erichson, 1845Antarcticodomus Brookes, 1951Aprostomis Grouvelle, 1913Cariderus Mulsant, 1859Colposis Mulsant, 1859Dacoderus LeConte, 1858Elacatis Pascoe, 1860 Episcapha Dejean, 1833Inopeplus Smith, 1851Istrisia Lewis, 1895Lissodema Curtis, 1833Myrmecoderus Aalbu, Andrews & Pollock, 2005Ocholissa Pascoe, 1863Parelacatis Chapin, 1923Poophylax Champion, 1916Rabocerus Mulsant, 1859Rhinosimus Latreille, 1805Salpingus Illiger, 1801Serrotibia Reitter, 1877Sosthenes Champion, 1889Sphaeriestes Stephens, 1831Szekessya Kaszab, 1955Tretothorax Lea, 1911-01Trogocryptoides Champion, 1924Vincenzellus Reitter, 1911