Chaetosomatidae
Introduction '''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'' Westwood, 1851** ''Chaetosoma colossa'' Opitz, 2010** ''Chaetosoma scaritides'' Westwood, 1851* Genus ''Chaetosomodes'' Broun, 1921** ''Chaetosomodes halli'' Broun, 1921* Genus ''Malgassochaetus'' Ekis & Menier, 1980** ''Malgassochaetus cordicollis'' (Menier & Ekis, 1982)** ''Malgassochaetus crowsoni'' Ekis & Menier, 1980** ''Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi'' Ekis & Menier, 1980** ''Malgassochaetus pauliani'' Ekis & Menier, 1980** ''Malgassochaetus penicillatus'' Menier & Ekis, 1982** ''Malgassochaetus quadraticollis'' (Menier & Ekis, 1982)** ''Malgassochaetus sogai'' Menier, 1991** ''Malgassochaetus viettei'' Menier & Ekis, 1982Genetic studies have suggested that ''Metaxina'' should also be considered a member of Chaetosomatidae, rather than constituting its own family.
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