Trogossitidae
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Trogossitidae is a small family of beetle
s, in the suborder Polyphaga
. Trogossitidae consists of about 600 species. 59 species are found in America about 36
in Australia.
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 Polyphaga
Polyphaga
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles; the name is derived from two two Greek words: poly-, meaning 'many', and phagein, meaning 'to eat', so the suborder is called the “eaters of many things”...
. Trogossitidae consists of about 600 species. 59 species are found in America about 36
in Australia.