Coccinelloidea
Coccinelloidea is a superfamily of beetles in the order Coleoptera, formerly included in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are more than 10,000 species in Coccinelloidea, including more than 6000 in the lady beetle family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3]
Coccinelloidea | |
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Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Superfamily: | Coccinelloidea |
Families | |
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Families
- Akalyptoischiidae Lord, Hartley, Lawrence, McHugh, Whiting & Miller, 2010 (akalyptoischiid scavenger beetles)
- Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856
- Anamorphidae Strohecker, 1953
- Bothrideridae Erichson, 1845 (dry bark beetles)
- Cerylonidae Billberg, 1820 (minute bark beetles)
- Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 (lady beetles)
- Corylophidae LeConte, 1852 (minute hooded beetles)
- Discolomatidae Horn, 1878
- Endomychidae Leach, 1815 (handsome fungus beetles)
- Eupsilobiidae Casey, 1895
- Euxestidae Grouvelle, 1908 (well polished beetles)
- Latridiidae Erichson, 1842 (minute brown scavenger beetles)
- Murmidiidae Jacquelin du Val, 1858
- Mycetaeidae Jacquelin du Val, 1857
- Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888
References
- Robertson, James; Slipinski, Adam; Moulton, Matthew; Shockley, Floyd; et al. (2015). "Phylogeny and classification of Cucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia)". Systematic Entomology. 40 (4): 745–778. doi:10.1111/syen.12138. ISSN 0307-6970.
- "Coccinelloidea Superfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Coccinelloidea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
Further reading
- Vandenberg, Natalia J. (2002). Arnett, Ross H. Jr.; Thomas, M.C.; Skelley, P.E.; Frank, J.H. (eds.). Family 93; Coccinellidae Latreille 1807. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 371–389. ISBN 0-8493-0954-9.
- Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A.; et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088472. PMID 21594053.
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