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Superfamily Dryopoidea

Stenelmis crenata Lachnodactyla arizonica Schaeffer - Lachnodactyla arizonica - male 3041764 Heterocerid - Tropicus pusillus Stenelmis Pennsylvania Beetle - Helichus lithophilus Pennsylvania Beetle - Helichus lithophilus Pennsylvania Beetle - Helichus lithophilus Elmidae? - Narpus angustus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Dryopoidea
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly considered part of Byrrhoidea, but resolved as a clearly monophyletic group by Hayashi et al. (2024), however some families within (Ptilodactylidae, Psphsenidae) remain paraphyletic
Contributed by Matthew Pintar on 9 January, 2025 - 9:00am

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