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Superfamily Derodontoidea

Nosodendron unicolor Say - Nosodendron unicolor Nosodendridae, head - Nosodendron unicolor Coleoptera - Derodontus esotericus Punctate beetle - Laricobius rubidus Peltastica tuberculata Wounded-Tree Beetle - Nosodendron californicum Laricobius Laricobius
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Derodontoidea
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Jacobsoniidae have been moved to Staphylinoidea(1)
Numbers
2 families, both in our area(2)(1)
Works Cited
1.A Jacobson's beetle from Cretaceous Charentese amber (Coleoptera: Jacobsoniidae)
Tihelka E., Peris D., Cai C., Perrichot V. 2022. Geodiversitas 44(3): 47‒56.
2.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.
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 January, 2006 - 9:12am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, McClarinJ, v belov
Last updated 8 December, 2023 - 3:55pm

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