Propalticidae

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Propalticidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cucujoidea
Family: Propalticidae
Crowson, 1952
Genera

Propalticidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. [1] [2] It contains two genera ( Propalticus and Slipinskogenia ) with the following species: [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Suborder POLYPHAGA". AFD. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. ↑ "Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  3. ↑ Gimmel, M.L. (2011). "World Catalogue of Propalticidae, with a replacement name for Discogenia Kolbe (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)." Insecta Mundi 0155: 1-12.

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