Trypeticus


Trypeticus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Histeridae.

Taxonomy

In 1984, Marseul described the genus as a division of the Neotropical genus Trypanaeus described by Eschscholtz in 1829. Then he included many Indo-malayan Archipelago species based on differently shaped mesosternum. However his most works were described by stating the genus as a subgenus within Trypanaeus. Then in 1916, Bickhardt gave a solid basis for Trypeticus as separate genus and formed the separate subfamily Trypeticinae. Between 1920 and 1930, the forestry entomologist L.G.E. Kalshoven collected several species of the genus on Java and Sumatra which are currently preserved in The Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum at Leiden. In 1999, Slipinski and Mazur removed the subfamily Trypeticinae into the synonymy of Trypanaeinae.

Distribution

The species are distributed throughout Indo-China, Malayan peninsula, the entire Indo-Malayan Archipelago including the Philippines, New Guinea, Northern Queensland, Taiwan, Southeast China, Korea, and Japan as well as Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Description

Primarily oligophagous, if not monophagous, the beetles depend on xylophagous prey species. Adults show strong sexual dimorphism. The males show great variations with a more or less thick-set body form. However, females are fairly uniform in body form, so can be detect possible patterns of distribution or patterns of diversification. Adults have a cylindrical body form, peculiar tibiae with very long tarsi. The clypeus is more or less prolonged into a rostrum. The antennal flagellum consists of six segments of more or less subconical form. In the resting position, beetle laid down through deep incisions in the anterior prosternal margin of the antennal flagelli. They also can deflect the head and retract it for the greater part into the prothorax. The posterior margin of the prosternum is transverse or at most slightly emarginate.

Biology

Adult beetles live in the burrows of bark beetles and other wood-boring insects. They can be collected easily by using flight interception traps.

Species

Trypeticus adebratti Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus albertisii Trypeticus alticola Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus andaiensis Trypeticus angustifrons Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus arriagadai Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus aukei Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus beesoni Desbordes, 1922Trypeticus bertiae Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus bombacis Trypeticus boukei Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus brevis Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus canalifrons Bickhardt, 1913Trypeticus capillatus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus carinifrons Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus carinipygus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus caterinoi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus cinctipygus Trypeticus clarus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus convexicollis Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus coomani Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus crassus Schmidt, 1892Trypeticus danielssoni Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus degallieri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus deoudei Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus dohertyi Trypeticus fagi Trypeticus ferrarii Trypeticus fissirostrum Zhang & Zhou, 2007Trypeticus foveicollis Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus frontalis Schmidt, 1897Trypeticus gestroi Trypeticus gibberosus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus gilolous Trypeticus gomyi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus gracilis Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus gratus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus grouvellei Marseul, 1883Trypeticus hamatipygus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus helleri Bickhardt, 1918Trypeticus hielkemaorum Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus hinei Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus houseae Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus huijbregtsi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus immanis Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus incilis Lewis, 1897Trypeticus indicus Lewis, 1893Trypeticus jaegeri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus jelmeri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus jorisi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus kalemantanus Trypeticus kalshoveni Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus kapleri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus kirtoni Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus lackneri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus latilabris Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus latirostrum Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus latisternum Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus loebli Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus longicollis Heller, 1915Trypeticus mazuri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus merkli Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus minutissimus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus minutulus Lewis, 1891Trypeticus mirandus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus monteithi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus nasicus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus nemorivagus Lewis, 1892Trypeticus nepalensis Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus nitens Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus obeliscus Lewis, 1891Trypeticus parilloi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus parobeliscus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus pederseni Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus penatii Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus penicillicauda Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus planisternus Lewis, 1897Trypeticus poggii Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus pooti Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus protractus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus rectangulus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus riedeli Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus rombauti Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus rostricauda Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus rostripygus Bickhardt, 1912Trypeticus sanneae Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus sauteri Bickhardt, 1913Trypeticus schawalleri Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus silvicola Schmidt, 1897Trypeticus smetanai Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus subobeliscus Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus sulcisternum Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus tabacigliscens Marseul, 1883Trypeticus therondi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus trigonifrons Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus tuberculinotum Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus uhligi Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus valens Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus vanasseni Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus veda Trypeticus venator Trypeticus viennai Kanaar, 2003Trypeticus yunnanensis Zhang & Zhou, 2007