Lophocateridae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cleroidea, formerly included in the Trogossitidae. Members of the group have a variety of ecologies, including as predators of other insects, as fungivores, or are phytophagous.
Genera Source: Afrocyrona Kolibáč Ancyrona Reitter, 1876 (= Latolaeva) Antillipeltis Lawrence, Leschen & Slipinski, 2014 Colydiopeltis Slipinski Eronyxa Reitter, 1876 Grynocharina Reitter Grynocharis Thomson, 1859 Grynoma Sharp Indopeltis Crowson, 1966 Leptonyxa Reitter Lophocateres Olliff, 1883 Lycoptis Casey, 1890 Neaspis Pascoe Parapeltis Slipinski Peltonyxa Reitter Promanus Sharp, 1877 Trichocateres Kolibác, 2010 †Sinosoronia Zhang 1992 Laiyang Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian) †Mesolophocateres Yu, Leschen & Ślipiński 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) †Parayixianteres Yu, Leschen & Ślipiński 2021 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
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