Cucujoidea
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Cucujoidea is a superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...

 of beetles. They include many fungus beetles, as well as ladybugs. Also included are a diversity of lineages of "bark beetles" unrelated to the "true" bark beetles (Scolytinae), which are weevil
Weevil
A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than , and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae...

s (superfamily Curculionidea).

Families

  • Alexiidae
    Alexiidae
    Alexiidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.. It contains the single genus Sphaerosoma with the following species:* Sphaerosoma algiricum * Sphaerosoma alutaceum...

     Imhoff, 1856
  • Biphyllidae
    Biphyllidae
    Biphyllidae or False Skin Beetles is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. Worldwide, about 195 species are known. They live under the bark of dead trees and feed on fungi....

     LeConte, 1861 – false skin beetles
  • Boganiidae
    Boganiidae
    Boganiidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966
  • Bothrideridae
    Bothrideridae
    Bothrideridae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. Larvae of some species are ectoparasites of the larvae and pupas of wood-boring beetles....

     Erichson, 1845 – dry bark beetles
  • Byturidae
    Byturidae
    Byturidae, also known as Fruitworms is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. The larvae develop in fruits. Byturus unicolor affects species of Rubus and Geum, the larvae of Raspberry beetle raspberry plants....

     Jacquelin du Val, 1858 – fruitworm beetles
  • Cavognathidae
    Cavognathidae
    Cavognathidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966
  • Cerylonidae
    Cerylonidae
    Cerylonidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Billberg, 1820 – minute bark beetles
  • Coccinellidae
    Coccinellidae
    Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds , or ladybugs . Scientists increasingly prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not true bugs...

     – lady beetles
  • Corylophidae LeConte, 1852 – minute fungus beetles
  • Cryptophagidae
    Cryptophagidae
    Cryptophagidae is a family of beetles with representatives found in all ecozones. Only around 800 species have been described but it seems certain that many others await discovery. Members of this family are commonly called silken fungus beetles and both adults and larvae appear to feed exclusively...

     – silken fungus beetles
  • Cucujidae – flat bark beetle
    Flat bark beetle
    The Cucujidae, sometimes called flat bark beetles are a family of distinctively flat beetles found worldwide under the bark of dead and live trees. The family consists of about 40 species in four genera....

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  • Cyclaxyridae Klimaszewski & Watt, 1997
  • Discolomatidae
    Discolomatidae
    Discolomatidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.-External links: Tree of Life...

     Horn, 1878
  • Endomychidae
    Endomychidae
    Endomychidae, or handsome fungus beetles is a family of beetles with representatives found in all ecozones.There are around 120 genera and 1300 species. As the name suggests Endomychidae feed on fungi....

     – handsome fungus beetles
  • Erotylidae
    Erotylidae
    Erotylidae is the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it includes the subfamilies Dacninae, Encaustinae, Erotylinae, Megalodacninae, and Tritominae. In other words, the narrowly-circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the...

     – pleasing fungus beetles (including Cryptophilidae, Dacnidae, Languriidae, Loberidae, Pharaxonothidae, Tritomidae, and Xenoscelidae)
  • Helotidae
    Helotidae
    Helotidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.-Additional sources:* Ritsema C. A systematic catalogue of the Coleopterous family Helotidae in the Leiden Museum Zoologische Mededelingen, Vol. 1 P. 125-139...

     Reitter, 1876
  • Hobartiidae
    Hobartiidae
    Hobartiidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966
  • Kateretidae
    Kateretidae
    Kateretidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Erichson in Agassiz, 1846 – short-winged flower beetles (= Brachypteridae)
  • Laemophloeidae
    Laemophloeidae
    Laemophloeidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Ganglbauer 1899 – lined flat bark beetles
  • Lamingtoniidae
    Lamingtoniidae
    Lamingtoniidae is a very small family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. It contains the single genus Lamingtonium and the single species Lamingtonium binnaberrense....

     Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966
  • Latridiidae
    Latridiidae
    Latridiidae is a family of tiny, little-known beetles commonly called minute brown scavenger beetles. The number of described species currently stands at around 1050 in 29 genera but the number of species is undoubtedly much higher.-References:*...

     – minute brown scavenger beetles
  • Monotomidae Laporte, 1840 – root-eating beetles
  • Myraboliidae Lawrence and Britton, 1991
  • Nitidulidae – sap beetle
    Sap beetle
    The sap beetles are a family of beetles.They are small ovoid, usually dull-coloured beetles, with knobbed antennae. Some have red or yellow spots or bands. They feed mainly on decaying vegetable matter, over-ripe fruit, and sap...

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  • Passandridae Erichson, 1845 – parasitic flat bark beetles
  • Phalacridae – shining flower beetle
    Shining flower beetle
    The Phalacridae are a family of beetles commonly called the shining flower beetles. They are often found in composite flowers. They are oval-shaped, usually tan, and about 2 mm in length.Worldwide there are about 638 species in 52 genera.-U.K.:...

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  • Phloeostichidae
    Phloeostichidae
    Phloeostichidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Reitter, 1911
  • Propalticidae
    Propalticidae
    Propalticidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga. It contains two genera with the following species:* Genus Propalticus Sharp, 1879** Propalticus acupinctus...

     Crowson, 1952
  • Protocucujidae
    Protocucujidae
    Protocucujidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Crowson, 1954
  • Silvanidae
    Silvanidae
    Silvanidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Kirby, 1937 – silvanid flat bark beetles
  • Smicripidae
    Smicripidae
    Smicripidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Horn, 1879 – palmetto beetles
  • Sphindidae
    Sphindidae
    Sphindidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga....

     Jacquelin du Val, 1860 – dry-fungus beetles
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