Scraptiidae

The family Scraptiidae is a small group of beetles sometimes called false flower beetles. There are about 400 species in 30 genera with a world-wide distribution. The adults are found on flowers, sometimes in large numbers. These beetles are very common and easily confused with members of the related family Mordellidae.

Scraptiidae
Anaspis rufilabris from Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Scraptiidae
Mulsant, 1856
Genera

See text.

Genera

Genera include:

References

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II. CRC Press. p. 564.
  • Fauna Europaea
  • Nomina Insecta Nearctica


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