Biology:Cucujiformia

Short description: Infraorder of beetles

Cucujiformia
Gonipterus gibberus on Casuarina sp
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia Lameere, 1938
Superfamilies
Chrysomeloidea Cleroidea Coccinelloidea Cucujoidea Curculionoidea Lymexyloidea Tenebrionoidea

Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing most plant-eating beetles.

Cucujiformia	Lymexyloidea     Tenebrionoidea       Cleroidea           Chrysomeloidea     Curculionoidea       Cucujoidea         Coccinelloidea

The infraorder contains the seven superfamilies:

• Chrysomeloidea (~7 families including longhorn beetles and leaf beetles)
• Cleroidea (checkered beetles, bark-gnawing beetles and soft-winged flower beetles)
• Coccinelloidea (15 families, includes ladybirds and fungus beetles)
• Cucujoidea (~27 families)
• Curculionoidea (~8 families primarily consisting of weevils and also including snout beetles and bark beetles)
• Lymexyloidea (ship-timber beetles)
• Tenebrionoidea (formerly "Heteromera") (30 families including blister beetles and ant-like beetles)

External links

• "Cucujiformia". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/NZOR-4-27195. 

Wikidata ☰ Q692384 entry