Aulacoscelidinae
The beetle subfamily Aulacoscelidinae (sometimes misspelled "Aulacoscelinae") is a small, uncommonly-encountered group presently classified within the family Orsodacnidae, historically placed as a subfamily of Chrysomelidae, or sometimes classified as a separate family Aulacoscelidae.[1][2] There are only 19 species, mostly Neotropical in distribution, and their larval habits are unknown.[3][4]
| Aulacoscelidinae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Orsodacnidae |
| Subfamily: | Aulacoscelidinae |
| Genera | |
References
- "Subfamily Aulacoscelidinae - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- "Subfamily Aulacoscelidinae". iNaturalist.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- "Fossilworks: Aulacoscelidinae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- Prado, Alberto; Mckenna, Duane D.; Windsor, Donald (October 2012). "Molecular evidence of cycad seed predation by immature Aulacoscelidinae (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae)". Systematic Entomology. 37 (4): 747–757. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00639.x. S2CID 85984054.
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