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Dascilloidea

Dascilloidea is a superfamily of polyphagan beetles, comprising two families: Dascillidae and Rhipiceridae.

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Dascilloidea
Dascillus cervinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Dascilloidea
Guérin-Méneville, 1843
Families

Dascilloidea is a superfamily of polyphagan beetles, comprising two families: Dascillidae (soft bodied plant beetles) and Rhipiceridae (cicada beetle and cicada parasite beetles).1

References

References

  1. bugguide.net-Dascilloidea (Accessed 18 August 2007)