dcsimg

Cucujiformia

provided by wikipedia EN

Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing most plant-eating beetles.[1]

Cucujiformia

Lymexyloidea Lymexylon navale

Tenebrionoidea Nephodinus metallescens

Cleroidea

Thaneroclerus buqueti

Chrysomeloidea Chrysomela vigintipunctata

Curculionoidea Curculio nucum

Cucujoidea Palaestes nicaraguae

Coccinelloidea Coccinella septempunctata

The infraorder contains the seven superfamilies:

References

  1. ^ Robertson, James A.; Ślipiński, Adam; Moulton, Matthew; et al. (2015). "Phylogeny and classification of Cucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia)". Systematic Entomology. 40 (4): 745–778. doi:10.1111/syen.12138. S2CID 55206626.

license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN

Cucujiformia: Brief Summary

provided by wikipedia EN

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)
license
cc-by-sa-3.0
copyright
Wikipedia authors and editors
original
visit source
partner site
wikipedia EN