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Suborder Adephaga

Chlaenius prasinus Dejean - Chlaenius prasinus

Cicindela formosa formosa larva (third instar) at top of burrow - Cicindela formosa

beetle020421-2 - Sphaeroderus stenostomus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

informal names Geadephaga and Hydradephaga are used to refer to terrestrial (Trachypachidae, Carabidae, Rhysodidae) and aquatic members of this suborder, respectively

Numbers

11 extant families worldwide, 8 in our area(1)(2)

Works Cited

1.	Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta) Bouchard P, Bousquet Y, Davies A, Alonso-Zarazaga M, Lawrence JF, Lyal CH, Newton A, Reid CA, Schmitt M, Ślipiński SA, Smith A. 2011. ZooKeys 88: 1–972.

2.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

Contributed by Cotinis on 9 January, 2006 - 9:06am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 3 August, 2023 - 1:40pm

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