Family ADERIDAE Csiki, 1909

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• Aderidae Csiki, E. 1909. Újabb adatok Magyarország bogárfaunájához. Rovartani Lapok 16(1): 3–6 [6] [name given precedence over Euglenesidae Seidlitz, 1875 (ICZN 1989)].

  Type genus:

   Aderus Stephens, 1829.

  Secondary source:

   ICZN 1989. Opinion 1549. Euglenidae Stein, 1878 (Protista, Flagellata) and Euglenidae Seidlitz, 1875 (Insecta, Coleoptera): homonymy removed, and Aderidae Winkler, 1927 (Insecta, Coleoptera): given precedence over Euglenesidae Seidlitz, 1875. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 46: 193–194.

Introduction

The family Aderidae is medium sized with about 1000 species worldwide and an estimated 120 species in Australia (Lawrence & Slipinski 2013). In North America these are known as 'antlike leaf beetles' although none of the Australian species are particularly antlike. They are relatively small and delicate, similar in appearnce to some Ptinidae or Anthicidae, and like these two groups are commonly beaten off foliage and dead branches. The known Australian larvae occur in rotten wood or leaf litter, except one unsual species with large adults (to 7mm long) and larvae that inhabit termite nests (Lawrence, Kistner & Pasteels 1990).
The Australian fauna is poorly known. Most species are in the Holarctic genus Aderus, but are unlikely to be correctly placed there (Matthews 1987; Lawrence & Slipinski 2013). Six other genera have been recorded from Australia, some of which are supposedly endemic (Lawrence & Slipinski 2013). Most species were described by Lea, but there are no diagnostic keys (Lea 1917) and there have been no subsequent species-level revisions.

Acting on advice from three active specialists in this family the compilers responsible for this family (Calder et al. 2011) decided not to implement taxonomic changes introduced in a posthumously published paper by Uhman, G. (2007) Die Anthicidae Latreiille 1819 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) von Australian ohne Formicomini. 68. Beitrag zur Kennthis der Anthicidae. Coleoptera 11: 1-103.

General References

Lawrence, J.F., Kistner, D.H. & Pasteels, J.M. 1990. A new genus and three new species of termitophilous Aderidae (Coleoptera) from Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, with notes on their biology. Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(3): 643–654 [12 Oct. 1990]

Lawrence, J.F. & Ślipiński, A. 2013. Australian Beetles. Volume 1 : morphology, classification and key. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing 561 pp.

Lea, A.M. 1917. Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species. Part III. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 41: 121-322 pls XII-XV

Matthews, E. 1987. A guide to the genera of beetles of South Australia. Polyphaga: Tenebrionoidea. Special educational bulletin series No. 8 Adelaide : South Australian Museum Part 5 pp.67.

Uhmann, G. 2007. Die Anthicidae Latreille 1819 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) von Australien ohne Formicomini. 68. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Anthicidae. Coleoptera. Schwanfelder Coleopterologische Mitteilungen 11: 1-103

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