Dacne
| Dacne | |
|---|---|
| Dacne picta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Erotylidae |
| Subfamily: | Erotylinae |
| Tribe: | Dacnini |
| Genus: | Dacne Latreille, 1796 |
| Type species | |
| Dermestes bipustulatus Thunberg, 1781
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| Synonyms | |
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Engis Paykull, 1800 | |
Dacne is a genus of pleasing fungus beetles (family Erotylidae). In its family, it is placed in tribe Dacnini of subfamily Erotylinae, or in a distinct subfamily Dacninae.[1][2][3] This genus is not very diverse as fas as is known, but its species occur widely across the cooler regions of Earth, mainly the Holarctic; few range into the tropics.
Like most of their close relatives, Dacne adults are small pill-shaped beetles with antennae that end in distinct clubs. The forepart of their bodies is black and/or reddish-brown; the elytrae are typically black, with one reddish blotch or band near the fore ("shoulder") end of each elytra, and in some species a similar but smaller mark near the elytra tip. The elytra spots may be as large as to form continuous bands when the wings are closed.
Species
These species belong to the genus Dacne:[1][2][3] [4]
- Dacne aequinoctialis (Thomson, 1858)
- Dacne bipustulata (Thunberg, 1781)
- Dacne californica (Horn, 1870)
- Dacne cyclochilus Boyle, 1954
- Dacne fungorum Lewis, 1887
- Dacne hujiayaoi Dai & Zhao, 2013
- Dacne indica (Crotch, 1876)
- Dacne japonica Crotch, 1873
- Dacne kidoi Nakane, 1981
- Dacne maculata Chûjô, 1940
- Dacne notata (Gmelin, 1790)
- Dacne optabilis Gorham, 1896
- Dacne picea LeConte, 1875 (= D.vittata Casey, 1916)
- Dacne picta Crotch, 1873
- Dacne pontica (Bedel, 1868)
- Dacne pubescens Boyle, 1956
- Dacne pulchella Arrow, 1925
- Dacne quadrimaculata (Say, 1835)
- Dacne rufifrons (Fabricius, 1775)
- Dacne semirufula (Reitter, 1897)
- Dacne tangliangi Dai & Zhao, 2013
- Dacne zonaria Lewis, 1887
In addition to the living members, the fossil Dacne brodzinskyi from North American Miocene amber was assigned to this genus by Skelley in 1997.
References
Further reading
- Leschen, Richard A. B. (2003). Erotylidae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) phylogey and review. Fauna of New Zealand. Vol. 47. Manaaki Whenua Press. ISBN 978-0-478-09350-6. ISSN 0111-5383.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links
- Media related to Dacne at Wikimedia Commons