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Cucujiformia

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Cucujiformia
Gonipterus gibberus on Casuarina sp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
Superfamilies

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

Cucujiformia

The infraorder contains the seven superfamilies:

References

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  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.
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