Superfamily

Dascilloidea

Dascillus davidsoni. Photo: (c) Robert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dascilloidea is a superfamily of polyphagan beetles, comprising two families: Dascillidae (soft bodied plant beetles) and Rhipiceridae (cicada beetle and cicada parasite beetles).

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)
        Superfamily: Dascilloidea
        Family: Dascillidae (Soft-bodied plant beetles) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Dascillidae (Soft-bodied plant beetles)

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