There are currently forty-five described genera of Aderidae beetles. Below is a checklist of each genus, the currently known number of species, and dorsal, ventral, and lateral habitus images of each. This is an alphabetized list and in no way reflects phylogenetic relationships.

 

Aderus

Type species: Lytta boleti Marsham 1802
Number of putative species: 44

Species Pictured: Aderus brunipennis

 

Anidorus

Type species: Xylophilus nigrinus Germar 1842
Number of putative species: 7

Species Pictured: Anidorus nigrinus

 

Ariotus

Type species: Xylophilus quercicola Schwarz 1878
Number of putative species: 14

Species Pictured: Ariotus luteolus

 

Axylophilus

Type species: Axylophilus yuccae Casey 1895
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Axylophilus yuccae

 

Beltranosia

Type species: Beltranosia cordithorax Baguena-Corella 1948
Number of putative species: 2

Species Pictured: Beltranosia cordithorax

 

Blumenophilus

Type species: Blumenophilus externenotatus Pic 1911
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Blumenophilus externenotatus

 

Candidosia

Type species: Xylophilus torticornis Champion 1917
Number of putative species: 2

 

Carinatophilus

Type species: Carinatophilus multiimpressus Pic 1949
Number of putative species: 1

 

Cnopus

Type species: Cnopus flohri Champion 1893
Number of putative species: 5

Species Pictured: Cnopus impressus

 

Cobososia

Type species: Hylophilus fulvicolor Escalera 1942
Number of putative species: 22

Species Pictured: Cobososia fulvicolor

 

Dasytomorphus

Type species: Dasytomorphus ruficollis Fairmaire & Germain 1863
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Dasytomorphus ruficollis

 

Dusmetosia

Type species: Hylophilus dissimilis Escalera 1922
Number of putative species: 6

Species Pictured: Dusmetosia dissimilis

 

Elonus

Type species: Xylophilus nebulosus LeConte 1875
Number of putative species: 7

Species Pictured: Elonus nebulosus

 

Emelinus

Type species: Xylophilus melsheimeri LeConte 1855
Number of putative species: 3

Species Pictured: Emelinus melsheimeri

 

Escalerosia

Type species: Hylophilus acutithorax Escalera 1922
Number of putative species: 14

Species Pictured: Escalerosia acutithorax

 

Euglenes

Type species: Anthicus oculatus Paykull 1798
Number of putative species: 12

Species Pictured: Euglenes oculatus

 

Euxylophilus

Type species: Euxylophilus principalis Champion 1915
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Euxylophilus principalis

 

Ganascus

Type species: Xylophilus ventricosus LeConte 1875
Number of putative species: 2

Species Pictured: Ganascus sp. nov.

 

Gompelia

Type species: Xylophilus neglectus Jacquelin du Val
Number of putative species: 34

Species Pictured: Gompelia neglectus

 

Gonzalosia

Type species: Gonzalosia nigroides Baguena-Corella 1948
Number of putative species: 11

Species Pictured: Gonzalosia nigroides

 

Gymnoganascus

Type species: Gymnoganascus stephani Werner 1990
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Gymnoganascus stephani

 

Hintonosia

Type species: Hylophilus macrocephalus Pic 1935
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Hintonosia macrocephalus

 

Hylobaenus

Type species: Hylobaenus notaticollis Pic 1902
Number of putative species: 5

Species Pictured: Hylobaenus notaticollis

 

Megaxenus

Type species: Megaxenus termitophilus Lawrence 1990
Number of putative species: 3

Species Pictured: Megaxenus termitophilus

 

Menorosia

Type species: Hylophilus barrerai Escalera 1922
Number of putative species: 18

Species Pictured: Menorosia barrerai

 

Mixaderus

Type species: Hylophilus simplicis Escalera 1941
Number of putative species: 36

Species Pictured: Mixaderus simplicis

 

Notoxeuglenes

Type species: Notoxeuglenes impressithorax Pic 1912
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Notoxeuglenes impressithorax

 

Phytobaenus

Type species: Phytobaenus amabilis Sahlberg 1834
Number of putative species: 3

Species Pictured: Phytobaenus amabilis

 

Picemelinus

Type species: Hylophilus flabellicornis Pic 1920
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Picemelinus flabellicornis

 

Pseudananca

Type species: Pseudananca ruficollis Blackburn 1893
Number of putative species: 1

 

Pseudariotus

Type species: Pseudariotus amicus Casey 1895
Number of putative species: 1

 

Pseudoanidorus

Type species: Xylophilus monstrosipes Pic 1893
Number of putative species: 3

Species Pictured: Pseudoanidorus monstrosipes

 

Pseudolotelus

Type species: Euglenes punctatissimus Reitter 1885
Number of putative species: 3

Species Pictured: Pseudolotelus punctatissimus

 

Saegerosia

Type species: Saegerosia longicornis Baguena-Corella 1962
Number of putative species: 1

 

Scraptogetus

Type species: Scraptogetus anthracinus Broun 1893
Number of putative species: 1

Species Pictured: Scraptogetus anthracinus

 

Syzeton (Syzeton)

Type species: Syzeton laetus Blackburn 1891
Number of putative species: 48

Species Pictured: Syzeton (Syzeton) laetus

 

Syzeton (Espanalosia)

Type species: Syzeton (Espanalosia) duplosetosus Baguena-Corella 1948
Number of putative species: 48

Species Pictured: Syzeton (Espanalosia) duplosetosus

 

Syzeton (Vilarrubiasia)

Type species: Hylophilus varipennis Escalera 1922
Number of putative species: ??

Species Pictured: Syzeton (vilarrubiasia) varipennis

 

Syzeton (Zariquieyosia)

Type species: Syzeton (Zariquieyosia) setulosus Baguena-Corella 1948
Number of putative species: ??

Species Pictured: Syzeton (Zariquieyosia) setulosus

 

Syzetonellus

Type species: Syzetonellus alpicola Blackburn 1891
Number of putative species: 3

Species Pictured: Syzetonellus alpicola

 

Syzetoninus

Type species: Syzetoninus mundus Blackburn 1891
Number of putative species: 8

Species Pictured: Syzetoninus mundus

 

Tokiophilus

Type species: Tokiophilus applicatus Pic 1921
Number of putative species: 2

Species Pictured: Tokiophilus applicatus

 

Vanonus

Type species: Vanonus wickhami Casey 1895
Number of putative species: 13

Species Pictured: Vanonus huronicus

 

Zarcosia

Type species: Hylophilus filicornis Escalera 1922
Number of putative species: 15

Species Pictured: Zarcosia filicornis

 

Zonantes

Type species: Xylophilus subfasciatus LeConte 1855
Number of putative species: 10

Species Pictured: Zonantes subfasciatus

 

Traci L. Grzymala
University of California, Berkeley
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Berkeley, CA 94720
mala@berkeley.edu