Description of the Clausiidae family

Abstract

Rearing records suggest that most temperate species can be found in a number of different deciduous trees, but some Clusiidae have also been found in conifers, and larvae of Sobarocephala have been found in termite colonies, as well as decaying wood, found the larvae evidently associated with the burrows of coleopterous insects and to be relatively sluggish and slow moving. Clusiidae larvae are probably at least facultatively predaceous on larvae of other wood-boring insects. The objective of the manuscript was to describe the territorial behavior of the males and also the biological Clusiidae. This work consists of bibliographical research of scientific articles published in national and international academic scientific journals classified by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES). Document analysis was used as a data collection method to gather information on theoretical books, theses banks, university dissertations, documents and digital platforms websites such as HAL, SSRN and ResearchGate.