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Polyphaga

Polyphaga Suborder
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Blister Beetle
:Eukaryota
:Animalia
:Metazoa
:Arthropoda
:Insecta
:Pterygota
:Neoptera
:Endopterygota
:Coleoptera
:Polyphaga
Polyphaga Infraorders

Bostrychiformia
Cucujiformia
Elateriformia
Scarabaeiformia
Staphyliniformia

The Polyphagans are the biggest and most diverse suborder in the Beetle family. There are at least 100,000 different species documented and uncounted numbers yet to be discovered. Among the more famous families are Stag beetles and Fireflies.



05-27-2008 11:01:51
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