Erotylinae is a subfamily of pleasing fungus beetles (family Erotylidae). It contains a lot of large (by their family's standards) and prominently-colored species.
Formerly, the name "Erotylinae" was applied to the entire present-day pleasing fungus beetle family; "Erotylidae" was at that time circumscribed more loosely and contained several lineages which are nowadays considered independent families again.Alvarenga, Moacyr (1994): Catálogo dos Erotylidae (Coleoptera) Neotropicais. [Catalogue of Neotropical Erotylidae (Coleoptera). Portuguese with English abstract.] Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 11(1): 1-175. . Some recent authors include the subfamilies Dacninae, Encaustinae, Megalodacninae and Tritominae in the Erotylinae as tribes Dacnini, Encaustini, Megalodacnini and Tritomini; in this case the tribe Erotylini is approximately equivalent to the subfamily Erotylinae as circumscribed here.McHugh, Joseph V. & Chaboo, Caroline S. (2015): Beetles (Coleoptera) of Peru: A Survey of the Families. Erotylidae Latreille, 1802. J.Kans.Entomol.Soc. 88(2): 274-282.
Selected genera
Aegithus Bacis Dejean, 1837 Barytopus Chevrolat, 1836 (= Micrerotylus) Brachylon Gorham, 1898 Cyclomorphus Hope, 1841 Cypherotylus (= Gibbifer) Cytorea Laporte, 1840 (= Typocephalus) Dichomorpha Kuhnt, 1909 Ellipticus Chevrolat, 1836 (= Calenus, Gemellarotelus, Glabratotelus, Homeotelus, Homoeotelus, lnflatotelus, Omoiotelus) Erotylina Curran, 1944 Erotylus Euphanistes Lacordaire, 1842 Eurycardius Lacordaire, 1842 Iphiclus (= Brachysphoenus) Kakoia Alvarenga, 1971 Neopriotelus (= Priotelus Hope, 1841 nec G.R.Gray, 1840: preoccupied) Perithonius Crotch, 1876 Phricobacis Crotch, 1876 Plastococcus Gorham, 1888 Prepopharus Erichson, 1847 Rhynchothonius Crotch, 1876 Scaphengis Gorham, 1888 Scaphidomorphus Sphenoxus Lacordaire, 1842 Strongylosomus Chevrolat, 1837 (= Coccimorphus) Tapinotarsus Kirsch, 1865 Thonius Lacordaire, 1842 Zonarius (= Oligocorynus)
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