Omethides ( lat. Omethidae ) - a family of beetles from the infraorder Elateriformia . Small insects 3-12 mm long with a soft, slightly sclerotized cuticle [1] . The general color varies from brown to black; in many species, the head is colored yellow or red or covered with spots of these colors [1] . Larvae are not described [1] .
| Omethides |
Blatchleya gracilis |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Infrastructure : | Elateriform |
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| International scientific name |
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Omethidae LeConte , 1861 |
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There are 33 species in the family, which are combined into 8 genera and three subfamilies [1] [2] . Representatives of the genus Drilonius (about 20 species) and Omethes rugiceps are described from the Far East (from Japan to Indonesia), the rest are common in North America [1] .
- Driloniinae Crowson, 1972
- Drilonius Kiesenwetter, 1874
- Matheteinae LeConte, 1881
- Ginglymocladus VanDyke, 1918
- Matheteus LeConte, 1874
- Omethinae LeConte, 1861
- Blatchleya Knab, 1910
- Malthomethes Fender, 1975
- Omethes LeConte, 1861
- Symphomethes Wittmer, 1970
- Troglomethes Wittmer, 1970
