Cavognathidae

Cavognathidae
	Taphropiestes electa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Cavognathidae; Sen Gupta and Crowson, 1966

Cavognathidae is a family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2] It contains a single genus, Taphropiestes Reitter 1875, with around a dozen species known from South America, Australia and New Zealand.[3]

References

"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2009-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at.
Slipinski, Adam; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the family Cavognathidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 49 (3): 256–267. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00762.x. ISSN 1440-6055.

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2009-11-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Cucujoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at.

[3] Slipinski, Adam; Tomaszewska, Wioletta (2010). "Revision of the family Cavognathidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 49 (3): 256–267. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2010.00762.x. ISSN 1440-6055.