Suborder

Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)

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Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 300,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species so far discovered.

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: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles) (126)
        Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles) (29)
        Infraorder: Staphyliniformia (Staphyliniform beetles) (21)
        Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia (Scarabaeiform beetles) (9)
        Infraorder: Bostrichiformia (Bostrichiform beetles) (2)

Subtaxa

Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)

Infraorder: Elateriformia (Elateriform beetles)

Infraorder: Staphyliniformia (Staphyliniform beetles)

Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia (Scarabaeiform beetles)

Infraorder: Bostrichiformia (Bostrichiform beetles)

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