Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the superfamily Cleroidea. There are three extant genera, two of which (Chaetosoma and Chaetosomodes) are endemic to New Zealand with the other (Malgassochaetus) native to Madagascar. Members of this family are predaceous on wood-boring insects.
Taxonomy
- Genus Chaetosoma <small>Westwood, 1851</small>
- Chaetosoma colossa <small>Opitz, 2010</small>
- Chaetosoma scaritides <small>Westwood, 1851</small>
- Genus Chaetosomodes <small>Broun, 1921</small>
- Chaetosomodes halli <small>Broun, 1921</small>
- Genus Malgassochaetus <small>Ekis & Menier, 1980</small>
- Malgassochaetus cordicollis <small>(Menier & Ekis, 1982)</small>
- Malgassochaetus crowsoni <small>Ekis & Menier, 1980</small>
- Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi <small>Ekis & Menier, 1980</small>
- Malgassochaetus pauliani <small>Ekis & Menier, 1980</small>
- Malgassochaetus penicillatus <small>Menier & Ekis, 1982</small>
- Malgassochaetus quadraticollis <small>(Menier & Ekis, 1982)</small>
- Malgassochaetus sogai <small>Menier, 1991</small>
- Malgassochaetus viettei <small>Menier & Ekis, 1982</small>
Genetic studies have suggested that Metaxina should also be considered a member of Chaetosomatidae, rather than constituting its own family.
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