Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing most plant-eating beetles.[1] It includes species from the major superfamilies of Chrysomeloidea, Curculionoidea, Cucujoidea, and Tenebrionoidea.
CucujiformiaTenebrionoidea
Lymexyloidea
Sphindidae
Coccinelloidea
Cleroidea
CucujoideaErotylidae
Nitidulidae
Cucujidae
Chrysomeloidea
Curculionoidea
Silvanidae
An overview of the relations between the groups[1][2]The infraorder contains the seven superfamilies:
3. Gäde, G., Šimek, P., & Marco, H. G. (2019). Structural diversity of adipokinetic hormones in the hyper diverse coleopteran Cucujiformia. Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology, 102(4), e21611.
The infraorder contains the seven superfamilies:
Chrysomeloidea (~7 families including longhorn beetles and leaf beetles) Cleroidea (checkered beetles, bark-gnawing beetles and soft-winged flower beetles) Coccinelloidea (15 families, includes ladybirds, and fungus beetles) Cucujoidea (~27 families) Curculionoidea (~8 families primarily consisting of weevils and also including snout beetles and bark beetles) Lymexyloidea (ship-timber beetles) Tenebrionoidea (formerly "Heteromera") (30 families including blister beetles and ant-like beetles)
