| Boridae |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia
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| Phylum: |
Arthropoda
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| Class: |
Insecta
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| Order: |
Coleoptera
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| Suborder: |
Polyphaga
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| Infraorder: |
Cucujiformia
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| Superfamily: |
Tenebrionoidea
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| Family: |
Boridae
C. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Beetles are the group of Insects with the largest number of known Species. Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse Suborder of Beetles Polyphaga comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies and displays an enormous variety of specialization Cucujiformia is an Infraorder of Polyphagan Beetles representing the vast majority of plant-eating beetles Tenebrionoidea is a very large and diverse Superfamily of Beetles It contains the families Aderidae Winkler 1927 ( Antlike leaf beetles G. Thomson, 1859 |
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| Genera |
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The family Boridae is a small group of beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name conifer bark beetles. Beetles are the group of Insects with the largest number of known Species.
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