Biphyllidae
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| Biphyllidae | |
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| Biphyllidae | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861 |
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Biphyllidae or False Skin Beetles is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2] Worldwide, about 195 species are known. They live under the bark of dead trees and feed on fungi.[3] It contains the following genera:[4]
- Althaesia Pascoe, 1860
- Anchorius Casey, 1900
- Anobocaelus Sharp, 1902
- Biphyllus Dejean, 1821
- Diplocoelus Guérin-Méneville, 1836
- Euderopus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus Sharp, 1900
References
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- ↑ http://nomen.at/Cucujoidea
- ↑ 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 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- ↑ Biphyllidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.
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