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''Lathropus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Laemophloeidae. It has been the subject of recent taxonomic study. 〔Thomas, M. C. 2010. A review of ''Lathropus'' Erichson (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) in Florida and the West Indies, excluding the Lesser Antilles. Insecta Mundi 0120: 1-21.〕 ''Lathropus'' species are minute (<2mm) flattened beetles with short, clubbed antennae, closed mesocoxal cavities, extremely dense surface sculpture, and dorsal pubescence composed of bifurcate setae.〔 Currently recognized valid species are: * ''Lathropus chickcharnie'' Thomas * ''Lathropus jamaicensis'' Thomas * ''Lathropus minimus'' Champion * ''Lathropus parvulus'' Grouvelle * ''Lathropus pictus'' Schwarz * ''Lathropus pubescens'' Casey * ''Lathropus rhabdophloeoides'' Thomas * ''Lathropus robustulus'' Casey * ''Lathropus sepicola'' (Müller in Germar) * ''Lathropus vernalis'' Casey All but one of the known species of ''Lathropus'' are indigenous to the New World. The one exception, ''L. sepicola'', is found in Europe. Adults and larvae are associated with dead trees and feed on fungi.〔Uliana, M. 2003. ''Lathropus sepicola'' (Ph. W. Müller, 1821): osservazioni bio-etologiche e descrizione degli stadi preimmaginali (Coleoptera Cucujidae Laemophloeinae). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Venezia 54: 71-85.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lathropus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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