The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions.[1]
Beetles of this family are elongated and usually found on flowers or stems. Adult males are about 10–15 mm in length, while females are a bit larger. The adults of some species are nectarivores, while some may have short adult lives during which they may not feed at all. The head is triangular and the antennae are long, thick, and serrated. Most of them are brick-red in colour. They are protected from predators by being toxic. The predaceous larvae grow under bark or in leaf litter.
These following genera belong to the family Lycidae:
Data sources: i=ITIS,[2] c=Catalogue of Life,[3] g=GBIF,[4] b=Bugguide.net[5]
†Burmolycus Bocak et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
†Cretolycus Tihelka et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Cenomanian
†Electropteron Kazantsev 2012 Dominican amber, Miocene
†Miocaenia Wickham 1914 Florissant Formation, Eocene
A lycid from India
A lycid larva or larviform female
Mating Porrostoma rhipidium
Red-winged lycid beetle Porrostoma rufipenne
The Lycidae are a family in the beetle order Coleoptera, members of which are commonly called net-winged beetles. These beetles are cosmopolitan, being found in Nearctic, Palearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, Oriental, and Australian ecoregions.
