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Family of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2] They are called slime mold beetles due to their exclusive feeding on slime molds during adult and larval stages, other aspects of their life history are obscure.[3] Palaeontological discoveries since 2015 have added to the geologic history of Sphindidae, including the discovery of Libanopsis, placed in the extinct subfamily Libanopsinae.
Sphindidae Temporal range: | |
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Sphindus dubius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
Family: | Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val, 1858 |
Subfamilies and Genera | |
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Eight living genera are placed in Sphindidae:
Additionally the extinct subfamily Libanopsinae contains the genus Libanopsis encompassing five species from Cretaceous Lebanese amber.[10]
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