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Coleoptera
C. Linnaeus, 1758
- beetles
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Natura - nature
..Mundus - physical world
....Naturalia - natural bodies
......Biota
........Domain Eukaryota - eukaryotes
..........Unikonta
............Opisthokonta
..............Holozoa
................Kingdom Animalia - animals
..................Epitheliozoa
....................Eumetazoa - eumetazoans
......................Bilateria - bilaterians
........................Eubilateria
..........................Protostomia
............................Ecdysozoa - ecdysozoans
..............................Superphylum Panarthropoda
................................Phylum Arthropoda - arthropods
..................................Euarthropoda
....................................Mandibulata
......................................Crustaceomorpha
........................................Labrophora
..........................................Subphylum Pancrustacea
............................................Altocrustacea
..............................................Miracrustacea
................................................(Hexapoda) - insects
..................................................(Insecta) - insects
....................................................(Dicondylia)
......................................................(Pterygota)
........................................................Metapterygota
..........................................................Neoptera
............................................................Eumetabola
..............................................................Holometabola
................................................................Order †Glosselytrodea - glosselytrodeans
................................................................Superorder Hymenopterida
................................................................Superorder Neuropterida
................................................................Superorder Panorpida
................................................................(Mecopterida)
................................................................(Neuropterida)
................................................................Order Coleoptera - beetles
..................................................................Genus Abbotia
..................................................................Genus Eriopis
..................................................................Genus Linostoma
..................................................................Genus Lophocephalus
..................................................................Genus Phelipara
..................................................................Suborder Adephaga
..................................................................Suborder Archostemata - reticulated beetles
..................................................................Suborder Myxophaga - skiff beetles
..................................................................Suborder Polyphaga
..................................................................Suborder †Protocoleoptera - protocoleopterans
..................................................................»Genus Attelabus
..................................................................»Genus Blatta
..................................................................»Genus Bruchus
..................................................................»Genus Buprestis
..................................................................»Genus Byrrhus
..................................................................»Genus Cantharis
..................................................................»Genus Carabus
..................................................................»Genus Cassida
..................................................................»Genus Cerambyx
..................................................................»Genus Chrysomela
..................................................................»Genus Cicindela
..................................................................»Genus Coccinella
..................................................................»Genus Curculio
..................................................................»Genus Dermestes
..................................................................»Genus Dytiscus
..................................................................»Genus Elater
..................................................................»Genus Forficula
..................................................................»Genus Gryllus - field and house crickets
..................................................................»Genus Gyrinus
..................................................................»Genus Hister
..................................................................»Genus Lampyris
..................................................................»Genus Leptura
..................................................................»Genus Lucanus
..................................................................»Genus Meloe
..................................................................»Genus Mordella
..................................................................»Genus Necydalis
..................................................................»Genus Ptinus
..................................................................»Genus Scarabaeus
..................................................................»Genus Silpha
..................................................................»Genus Staphylinus
..................................................................»Genus Tenebrio
..................................................................(Genus Hispa)
..................................................................(Genus Sericogaster)
..................................................................(Family Dynastidae)
..................................................................(Family group Adephaga)
..................................................................(Family group Clavicornia)
..................................................................(Family group Histeroidea)
..................................................................(Family group Palpicornia)
..................................................................(Family group Staphylinoidea)
..................................................................(Suborder †Archecoleoptera) - archecoleopterans
Paleontology
Geologic time
:
Permian
-
Present
Ref:
H. Freude et al., 1965
: 13
Geography
Geographic region
:
Asia
Geographic region
:
North America
Ecology/Strategies
Feeding strategy
:
Scavenging
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Last updated: 7 Apr 2012