Bostrichoidea

Translingual

Etymology

Bostrichus +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Bostrichoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – very many beetles.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Coleoptera - order; Polyphaga - suborder; Bostrichiformia - infraorder

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Bostrichidae, Dermestidae, Endecatomidae, Ptinidae - families
- Anobiidae (now included in family Ptinidae), Jacobsoniidae (now placed in superfamily Staphylinoidea), Nosodendridae - families formerly placed in superfamily Bsotrichoidea

References

Bostrichoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bostrichoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Bostrichoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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