Staphyliniformia
Infraorder of beetles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Staphyliniformia is a large infraorder of beetles. It contains over 70,000 described species from all regions of the world. Most species occur in moist habitats - various kinds of rotting plant debris, fungi, dung, carrion, many live in fresh water.
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Staphyliniformia | |
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Devil's coach horse beetle, Ocypus olens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia Lameere, 1900 |
Superfamilies | |
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