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Taxonomy of Family Throscidae Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
52
4609
79150
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Elateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles
23
2729
37099
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles
28
281
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Throscidae Laporte, 1840
SubfamilyPoterginae
Cobos, 1961
2
15
Genera
Species
SubfamilyThroscidae
Laporte, 1840
False metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles
1
31
Genus
Species
SubfamilyThroscinae
Laporte, 1840
5
218
Genera
Species
SubfamilyThroscogeniinae
Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1962
1
1
Genus
Species
GenusAulonothrosucus
1Species
GenusBonvouloirina
Cobos, 1967
  ⇒ Aulonothroscus
0Species
GenusCaptopus
Li & Cai, 2021
1Species
GenusElectrothroscus
Li & Cai, 2021
1Species
GenusJaira
Muona, 1993
1Species
GenusMegacephalites
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusMegocephalites
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusPalaeothroscus
Yablokov-Khnzorian, 1962
1Species
GenusPotergosoma
Kovalev & Kirejtshuk, 2013
1Species
GenusProtergus
0Species
GenusPseudopactopus
Li & Cai, 2021
1Species
GenusPseudothroscus
Muona, 2019
1Species
GenusRhomboaspis
Kovalev & Kirejtshuk, 2013
1Species
GenusThroscites
Laporte, 1840
  ⇒ Aulonothroscus (Aulonothroscus)
1Species
GenusTrixacus
Redtenbacher, 1858
1Species
GenusTrixagosoma
Li et al., 2020
1Species
GenusTroscus
Bruch, 1911
0Species
GenusTroxagus
1Species
GenusTyrannothroscus
Muona, 2019
1Species

Synonyms
Throscites (Laporte, 1840)
Trixagidae (Gistel, 1856)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Throscidae
GermanHüpfkäfer
EnglishFalse metallic wood-boring beetles, Throscid beetles, Throscids, Throseid beetles
DanishMuldsmældere
SwedishSmåknäppare
FinnishRikkasepät
NorwegianHalvsmellere


Distribution and Species lists of Throscidae Laporte, 1840
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Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  2 Species
Angola
1 Genus  2 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  7 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
3 Genera  16 Species
Austria
3 Genera  16 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  2 Species
Bahamas
1 Genus  0 Species
Belarus
2 Genera  2 Species
Belgium
3 Genera  7 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  0 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  10 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
3 Genera  13 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  1 Species
Chad
1 Genus  1 Species
Chile
0 Genera  0 Species
China
3 Genera  13 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  2 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  6 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 Genera  23 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  10 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  2 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
2 Genera  5 Species
Finland
2 Genera  12 Species
France
2 Genera  21 Species
Gabon
2 Genera  5 Species
Georgia
2 Genera  2 Species
Germany
4 Genera  19 Species
Greece
1 Genus  5 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  3 Species
Guinea
2 Genera  4 Species
Hungary
1 Genus  2 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  8 Species
India
3 Genera  7 Species
Indonesia
3 Genera  11 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
3 Genera  24 Species
Ivory Coast
2 Genera  4 Species
Japan
2 Genera  4 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  8 Species
Laos
2 Genera  5 Species
Latvia
2 Genera  3 Species
Lebanon
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  0 Species
Liechtenstein
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
4 Genera  6 Species
Luxembourg
3 Genera  12 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  6 Species
Moldova
2 Genera  3 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  3 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  6 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  2 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  0 Species
Netherlands
4 Genera  11 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  0 Species
Niger
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  2 Species
Norway
3 Genera  12 Species
Panama
2 Genera  7 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  3 Species
Philippines
3 Genera  6 Species
Poland
4 Genera  8 Species
Portugal
3 Genera  8 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  5 Species
Romania
1 Genus  1 Species
Russia
5 Genera  7 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  3 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
2 Genera  6 Species
Spain
2 Genera  10 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  15 Species
Switzerland
3 Genera  12 Species
Syria
1 Genus  2 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  6 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
6 Genera  18 Species
USA
4 Genera  27 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  2 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Throscidae at artfakta.se
Throscidae at dyntaxa.se
Throscidae at gbif.org
Throscidae at irmng.org
Throscidae at itis.gov