Teredidae Temporal range:
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Oxylaemus variolosus | |
Anommatus duodecimstriatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Coccinelloidea |
Family: |
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888 |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Teredidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Bothrideridae. [1] There are around 160 species in 10 genera, found worldwide except South America. Teredids are generally found under bark, in the galleries of wood-boring beetles, or in leaf litter. They are thought to be fungivores. [2] The oldest records of the family are Delteredolaemus from mid- Cretaceous aged Burmese amber from Myanmar [3] and a species of Teredolaemus from Eocene aged Baltic amber. [4]
Teredidae Temporal range:
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Oxylaemus variolosus | |
Anommatus duodecimstriatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Coccinelloidea |
Family: |
Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888 |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Teredidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Bothrideridae. [1] There are around 160 species in 10 genera, found worldwide except South America. Teredids are generally found under bark, in the galleries of wood-boring beetles, or in leaf litter. They are thought to be fungivores. [2] The oldest records of the family are Delteredolaemus from mid- Cretaceous aged Burmese amber from Myanmar [3] and a species of Teredolaemus from Eocene aged Baltic amber. [4]