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Lophocateridae

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Lophocateridae
Temporal range: Aptian–Recent
Grynocharis quadrilineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Lophocateridae
Crowson, 1964
Genera

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Lophocateridae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cleroidea, formerly included in the Trogossitidae.[1] Members of the group have a variety of ecologies, including as predators of other insects, as fungivores, or are phytophagous.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gimmel, Matthew L.; Bocakova, Milada; Gunter, Nicole L.; Leschen, Richard A.B. (3 January 2019). "Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia)". Systematic Entomology. 44 (3): 527–558. Bibcode:2019SysEn..44..527G. doi:10.1111/syen.12338.
  2. ^ Kolibac, Jiri (2013-12-31). "Trogossitidae: A review of the beetle family, with a catalogue and keys". ZooKeys (366): 1–194. Bibcode:2013ZooK..366....1K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.366.6172. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3890666. PMID 24453569.