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Superfamily Cucujoidea - Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Cucujoidea (Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles)
Pronunciation
′kükə′yöidēə (KOOkuh-yoidee-uh)
Numbers
Sphindidae - Cryptic Slime Mold Beetles [chapter 75 (1)]
Kateretidae - Short-winged Flower Beetles [chapter 76 (1)]
Nitidulidae - Sap-feeding Beetles [chapter 77 (1)]
Smicripidae - Palmetto Beetles [chapter 78 (1)]
Monotomidae - Root-eating Beetles [chapter 79 (1)] (=Rhizophagidae)
Silvanidae - Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles [chapter 80 (1)]
Passandridae - Parasitic Flat Bark Beetles [chapter 81 (1)]
Cucujidae - Flat Bark Beetles [chapter 82 (1)]
Laemophloeidae - Lined Flat Bark Beetles [chapter 83 (1)]
Phalacridae - Shining Flower Beetles [chapter 84 (1)]
Cryptophagidae - Silken Fungus Beetles [chapter 85 (1)]
Erotylidae - Pleasing Fungus Beetles [chapters 86 & 87 (1)] (incl. Languriidae)
Byturidae - Fruitworm Beetles [chapter 88 (1)]
Biphyllidae - False Skin Beetles [chapter 89 (1)] (=Diphyllidae)
Bothrideridae - Dry Bark Beetles [chapter 90 (1)]
Cerylonidae - Minute Bark Beetles [chapter 91 (1)]
Endomychidae - Handsome Fungus Beetles [chapter 92 (1)]
Coccinellidae - Ladybird Beetles [chapter 93 (1)]
Corylophidae - Minute Hooded Beetles [chapter 94 (1)]
Latridiidae - Minute Brown Scavenger Beetles [chapter 95 (1)]
Identification
Flower Beetle

Flat Bark Beetle

Ladybird Beetle
Internet References
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.)