Dascillidae

Dascillidae is a family of beetles within the clade Elateriformia. There are about 100 extant species in 11 genera, which are found worldwide. Dascillidae together with Rhipiceridae form the super family Dascilloidea.

Taxonomy
The family was named by Guérin Méneville in 1843. The family is divided up into two poorly defined subfamilies, Karumiinae and Dascillinae.

Description
Adult Dascillidae are 4.5–25 mm long with an elongate body that is somewhat convex in cross-section. They are covered in dense grey/brown hairs. Karumiines have highly modified soft-bodies, similar to some members of Elateroidea.

Ecology
The adults can be found on grass during the springtime. The larvae occur in moist soil or under rocks. The larvae are thought to feed on roots or decaying plant matter. Some karumiines like Karumia are associated with termites.

Genera

 * Anorus LeConte, 1859
 * Dascillus Latreille, 1796
 * Karumia Escalera, 1913
 * Notodascillus Carter, 1935
 * Coptocera Murray
 * Metallidascillus Pic
 * Petalon Schoenherr
 * Sinocaulus Fairmaire
 * Drilocephalus Pic
 * Pleolobus Philippi & Philippi
 * Genecerus Walker
 * Emmita Escaler
 * †Baltodascillus Kundrata et al., 2021 Baltic Amber, Eocene
 * †Cretodascillus Jin et al, 2013 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
 * †Lyprodascillus Zhang, 1989 Shanwang, China, Miocene (familial attribution uncertain )
 * †Parelateriformius Yan & Wang, 2010 Daohugou Beds, China, Middle–Late Jurassic