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Mesophyletidae
Extinct family of weevils / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mesophyletidae is an extinct family of weevils known from a number of genera preserved in Cretaceous amber. The family was first described as a subfamily in the extant family Caridae, and subsequently raised to family status in 2018.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Superfamily: | Curculionoidea |
Family: | †Mesophyletidae Poinar, 2008 |
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