Bothrideridae

Bothrideridae
Anommatus duodecimstriatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Bothrideridae

Bothrideridae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2] Larvae of some species are ectoparasites of the larvae and pupas of wood-boring beetles.[3]

The family is also known as  Anommatidae[3]. There are four subfamilies: Bothriderinae, Teredinae, Xylariophilinae, and Anommatinae.

References

  1. ^ Environment.gov.au
  2. ^ Nomen.at
  3. ^ a b Michael A. Ivie (2002). Ross H. Arnett & Michael Charles Thomas. ed. American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Volume 2 of American Beetles. CRC Press. ISBN 9780849309540. 

External links

Bothrideridae Tree of Life