Smicripidae
Smicripidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2] The common name for this family is palmetto beetles.[3] The family only has one extant genus, Smicrips, and one extinct genus, Mesosmicrips, known from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber.
| Smicripidae Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Cucujoidea |
| Family: | Smicripidae Horn, 1879 |
References
- "Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants". Nomen.at. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- "Family Smicripidae - Palmetto Beetles". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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