Priasilphidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea with a Gondwanan distribution, containing three genera, Chileosilpha in Chile, Priasilpha in New Zealand, and Priastichus in Tasmania. Most species are flightless and wingless, live in decaying wood and moss in forests, and are thought to feed on fungi; the family was established by Crowson in 1973. 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 Taxonomic Rank In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chile, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: New Zealand, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1240264, descriptionView the Source 2. Priasilphidae (Wikipedia)
Introduction
Priasilphidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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