Kateretidae Temporal range:
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Kateretes pedicularius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
Family: |
Kateretidae Erichson in Agassiz, 1846 |
Synonyms | |
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845 |
Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. [1] [2] [3] There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. [4] [5] [6] They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla. [7]
Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [1]
Kateretidae Temporal range:
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Kateretes pedicularius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
Family: |
Kateretidae Erichson in Agassiz, 1846 |
Synonyms | |
Brachypteridae Erichson, 1845 |
Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. [1] [2] [3] There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. [4] [5] [6] They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla. [7]
Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [1]