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Family Ceratocanthidae
updated 7/6/98
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The family Ceratocanthidae contains about 120 species in 10 genera worldwide, 3
species in two genera in North America. Ceratocanthids are characterized by their unique
body shape which allows them to roll themselves into a little ball. Their resemblance to
little pellets or seeds makes them less conspicuous to predators and may be a reason they
are overlooked when collecting. Most species have been collected under bark or by
beating dead tree limbs. It is believed that adults and larvae are feeding on rotten wood.
The single species from Wisconsin, Germarostes aphodioides (Illiger), has been collected
at light.
Genus Germarostes
aphodioides (Illiger) 
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young@entomology.wisc.edu or nlkriska@entomology.wisc.edu
This webpage was created by Michael Young.
