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Genus Airaphilus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cucujoidea (Sap, Bark and Fungus Beetles)
No Taxon (Cucujid series)
Family Silvanidae (Silvanid Flat Bark Beetles)
Subfamily Silvaninae
Genus Airaphilus
Explanation of Names
Airaphilus Redtenbacher 1858
Numbers
35 spp.(1)
Range
Eurasia & Africa, most diverse in the Mediterranean region(1), not known to occur in the New World until now
Works Cited
1.Thomas M.C. (-2011) A preliminary checklist of the flat bark beetles of the world
Contributed by v belov on 25 April, 2011 - 8:53am
Last updated 9 January, 2015 - 4:47pm

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