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Family of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rentoniidae is a family of beetles belonging to Cleroidea. The species were originally included in the family Trogossitidae. They are around 1–2 mm in length, with spherical bodies. Members of the family are native to the Southern Hemisphere, being found in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia and South America.[2] They have been found on flowers, under the bark of dead trees, and in leaf litter, and members are known to be pollenivorous or fungivorous.[1][3]
| Rentoniidae | |
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| Drawing of Rentonidium costiventris | |
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| Rentonium bicolor | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Cleroidea |
| Family: | Rentoniidae Crowson, 1966 |
| Genera[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rentoniinae | |
An undescribed species is also known from New Caledonia.[2]
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