| Teredidae Temporal range:  | |
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| Oxylaemus variolosus | |
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| Anommatus duodecimstriatus | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Suborder: | Polyphaga | 
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia | 
| Superfamily: | Coccinelloidea | 
| Family: | Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888 | 
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Teredidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Bothrideridae. [1] There are around 160 species in 10 genera, found worldwide except South America. Teredids are generally found under bark, in the galleries of wood-boring beetles, or in leaf litter. They are thought to be fungivores. [2] The oldest records of the family are Delteredolaemus from mid-Cretaceous aged Burmese amber from Myanmar [3] and a species of Teredolaemus from Eocene aged Baltic amber. [4]