Trictenotomidae
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Trictenotomidae is a family of beetle
s, in the large suborder Polyphaga
. It contains thirteen species in two genera:
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s, in the large suborder Polyphaga
Polyphaga
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles; the name is derived from two two Greek words: poly-, meaning 'many', and phagein, meaning 'to eat', so the suborder is called the “eaters of many things”...
. It contains thirteen species in two genera:
- Genus Autocrates J. Thomson, 1860
- Autocrates aeneus Parry, 1847
- Autocrates obertheuri Vuillet, 1910
- Autocrates vitalisi Vuillet, 1912
- Genus Trictenotoma Gray, 1832
- Trictenotoma childreni Gray, 1832
- Trictenotoma cindarella Kreische, 1921
- Trictenotoma davidi Deyrolle, 1875
- Trictenotoma formosana Kreische, 1920
- Trictenotoma grayi Smith, 1851
- Trictenotoma lansbergi Dohrn, 1882
- Trictenotoma mniszechi Deyrolle, 1875
- Trictenotoma mouhoti Deyrolle, 1875
- Trictenotoma templetoni Westwood, 1848
- Trictenotoma westwoodi Deyrolle, 1875