Biphyllidae
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Family: | Biphyllidae LeConte, 1861
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Biphyllidae or False Skin Beetles is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2] Worldwide, about 195 species are known. They live under the bark of dead trees and feed on fungi.[3] It contains the following genera:[4]
- Althaesia Pascoe, 1860
- Anchorius Casey, 1900
- Anobocaelus Sharp, 1902
- Biphyllus Dejean, 1821
- Diplocoelus Guérin-Méneville, 1836
- Euderopus Sharp, 1900
- Gonicoelus Sharp, 1900
References
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- ^ Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants
- ^ Michael A. Ivie (2002). Ross H. Arnett & Michael Charles Thomas (ed.). American Beetles: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. Volume 2 of American Beetles. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- ^ Biphyllidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 15 May 2012.