Zopheridae

Translingual

Zopherus nodulosus

Etymology

Zopherus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Zopheridae

A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – formerly solely ironclad beetles, now including others.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Cucujiformia - infraorder; Tenebrionoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

(family): Colydiinae (rough mould beetles, cylindrical bark beetles), Latometinae, Monommatinae (monommid beetles), Pycnomerinae, Usechinae, Zopherinae (ironclad beetles) - subfamilies

References

Zopheridae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zopheridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Zopheridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Zopheridae at BugGuide

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