Fire-coloured beetle
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursThis family contains some 150 species in 30 genera. The males of many species in the subfamily Pyrochroinae have comb- or antler-like antennae. This family also now includes most former members of the defunct family Pedilidae.
Genera
These 21 genera belong to the family Pyrochroidae:
- Agnathus Germar, 1818 g
- Anisotria Young, 1984 b
- Cononotus Leconte, 1851 b
- Dendroides Latreille, 1810 i c g b
- Exocalopus Broun, 1893 g
- Frontodendroidopsis Young, 2004 g
- Hemidendroides Ferrari, 1869 g
- Lithomacratria Wickham, 1914 g
- Malagaethes Pollock, 1995 g
- Neopyrochroa Blair, 1914 g b
- Palaeopyrochroa Abdullah, 1965 g
- Pedilus Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 i c g b
- Pogonoceromorphus Pic, 1921 g
- Pseudodendroides Blair, 1914 g
- Pseudopyrochroa Pic, 1906 g
- Pyrochroa Müller, 1764 g
- Ranomafana Pollock, 1995 g
- Schizotus Newman, 1838 g b
- Techmessodes Broun, 1893 g
- Tydessa Peacock, 1982 g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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Behaviour
Fire-coloured beetles are not considered harmful to humans, as they do not bite, sting, or secrete toxic chemicals. However, more research on these insects is needed to fully understand their behaviour and qualities.
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