Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Superfamily Chrysomeloidea Higher classification Orsodacnidae | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Polyphaga Scientific name Aulacoscelidinae Rank Subfamily | |
Similar Beetle, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomeloidea, Insect, Lamprosomatinae | ||
The beetle subfamily Aulacoscelidinae (sometimes misspelled "Aulacoscelinae") is a small, uncommonly-encountered group presently classified within the family Orsodacnidae, historically placed as a subfamily of Chrysomelidae, or sometimes classified as a separate family Aulacoscelidae. There are only 19 species, mostly Neotropical in distribution, and their larval habits are unknown.
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