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Bostrichidae

Insect Families

Bostrichidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera with more than 700 described species, commonly known as auger beetles, false powderpost beetles or horned powderpost beetles. The family is divided into seven subfamilies and has a fossil record extending back to the Cenomanian stage of the Cretaceous period. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ874723, descriptionView the Source
2. Bostrichidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    The Bostrichidae are a family of beetles with more than 700 described species.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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