Phycosecidae

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Phycosecidae
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Phycosecis litoralis Pascoe, 1875
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Phycosecidae
Crowson, 1952
Genus: Phycosecis
Pascoe, 1875

Phycosecidae is a family of beetles in the suborder Polyphaga,[1][2] containing the single genus Phycosecis and found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Vanuatu. The beetles are small, about 1.5–3.5 mm in length.[3] The species are:[4]

  • Lea, 1899
  • Lea, 1921
  • (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Pascoe, 1875

References[]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Phycosecidae - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
  3. ^ Hawkeswood, Trevor (1987). Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, New South Wales: Angus and Robertson. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-207-15352-3.
  4. ^ Phycosecidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 12 Jul 2011.


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