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Smicripidae

Insect Families

Smicripidae, the palmetto beetles, is a family in the superfamily Cucujoidea with one living genus, Smicrips, containing six described species in the tropical and subtropical Americas, plus an extinct genus, Mesosmicrips, known from Eocene Europe and Cretaceous Burmese amber. Larvae live in decaying vegetation while adults are typically found on flower clusters, especially of palms, though also on legumes, passionflowers, bombax, and cacti; their diet has not been directly observed. 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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North America

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Source Smicripidae (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
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The family only has one extant genus, Smicrips, with six extant species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and extinct species from the Eocene of Europe and one extinct genus, Mesosmicrips, known from the mid Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber.
South America

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Source Smicripidae (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The family only has one extant genus, Smicrips, with six extant species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas and extinct species from the Eocene of Europe and one extinct genus, Mesosmicrips, known from the mid Cretaceous (earliest Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1289547, descriptionView the Source
2. Smicripidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Smicripidae is a family of beetles, in the superfamily Cucujoidea.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
  • In Group: Flat Bark and Fungus Beetle Families (Cucujoidea), Lead
    Smicripidae is a family of beetles, in the superfamily Cucujoidea.
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Wikidata: Smicripidae
Wikidata Q1289547, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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