Coccinelloidea
Coccinelloidea is a superfamily of beetles in the order Coleoptera. 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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