LAEMOPHLOEIDAE Author: John F. Lawrence, 2001. Classification Suborder Polyphaga, Series Cucujiformia, Superfamily Cucujoidea. Description Antenae with 11 segments, filiform or moniliform, or with a 3 segments club. Antennal insertions exposed or concealed. Visible portion of procoxa globular with the trochantin concealed. Procoxal cavity externally open or closed and internally open. Mesocoxae separated by more than 1 coxal width, with mesocoxal cavity laterally open. Tarsal formula 5-5-5 or 5-5-4. Number of ventrites 5 without ventrites connate. Body length 1.5-3.5 mm. Elongate, flattened, pubescent or glabrous. Pronotum with sublateral carinae and elytra sometimes carinate. Head protruding, with projecting mandibles and usually median endocarina, occasionally with flattened rostrum. Quick identification Laemophloeidae is a relatively large group of small to minute, flattened and often glabrous beetles with filiform or weakly capitate antennae. Some (first figure) have modified basal antennomeres and others (last figure) have a flattened rostrum like some weevils. Genera occurring in Costa Rica Charaphloeus, Cryptolestes, Deinophloeus, Dysmerus, Laemophloeus, Lathropus, Metaxyphloeus, Narthecius, Parandrita, Phloeipsius, Phloeolaemus, Placonotus, Rhabdophloeus, Rhinomalus, Rhinophloeus.... © CSIRO Emtomology, 1999 Cryptolestes © CSIRO Emtomology, 1999 Laemophloeus © CSIRO Emtomology, 1999 Rhinomalus © CSIRO Emtomology, 1999 Metaxyphloeus Derechos Reservados INBio. Copyrights INBio