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Sphindidae

Insect Families

Sphindidae, the slime mold beetles, is a family in the suborder Polyphaga with eight living genera whose adults and larvae feed exclusively on slime molds, though little else is known of their life history. Paleontological finds since 2015 have expanded the family fossil record, including the extinct genus Libanopsis from Cretaceous Lebanese amber, and the lineage is now known to extend from the mid-Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous to the present. 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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Living or Extinct
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Family 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1065863, descriptionView the Source
2. Sphindidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Flat Bark and Fungus Beetle Families (Cucujoidea), Lead
    Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.
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Wikidata: Sphindidae
Wikidata Q1065863, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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