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Net-winged Beetles (Lycidae)
Family Lycidae - Net-winged Beetles
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily
Elateroidea (Click, Firefly and Soldier Beetles)
Family
Lycidae (Net-winged Beetles)
Explanation of Names
According to
Dave's Garden
, the family name comes from Greek
lykideus
, meaning wolf cub.
Numbers
Insects of Cedar Creek
lists 83 species for North America.
Print References
American Beetles, Vol. 2, Chapter 59
(
1
)
Dillon, pp. 238-247, plates XXIV-XXV, keys and illustrates several eastern genera
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2
)
Internet References
Beetles of Florida
--checklist
Insects of Cedar Creek
Australian faunal drectory
Works Cited
1.
American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
2.
A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America
By Dillon, Elizabeth S., and Dillon, Lawrence
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 18 February, 2007 - 3:11pm
