Ommatidae
Encyclopedia
Ommatidae is a small family of beetle
s, in the suborder Archostemata
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Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s, in the suborder Archostemata
Archostemata
Archostemata is the smallest suborder of beetles, consisting of fewer than fifty known species organized into five families. Archostemata is an ancient lineage with a number of primitive characteristics. They are similar in morphology to the first beetles, which appear in the fossil record...
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Links
- Wikispecies:Ommatidae
- Ommatidae Tree of Life