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Lamingtoniidae

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Lamingtoniidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea containing a single genus, Lamingtonium, with three species endemic to Australia. The type species, Lamingtonium binnaburrense, was discovered beneath dead tree bark in Lamington National Park in Queensland, and adults and larvae of two of the three species have been recorded living inside fungal fruiting bodies of the family Polyporaceae. 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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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
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2. Lamingtoniidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Lamingtonium is the only genus in the family Lamingtoniidae, of the beetle superfamily Cucujoidea.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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Wikidata: Lamingtoniidae
Wikidata Q1040446, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lamingtonium (Wikipedia)
In Group: Flat Bark and Fungus Beetle Families (Cucujoidea), Lead
Quote, In Group: Flat Bark and Fungus Beetle Families (Cucujoidea), Lead
Lamingtonium is the only genus in the family Lamingtoniidae, of the beetle superfamily Cucujoidea.
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