| Omethidae | |
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| Omethes marginatus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Omethidae LeConte, 1861 |
Omethidae is a family ofElateroidea sometimes known as thefalse soldier beetles.[1] They are native to South, Southeast and Eastern Asia and the Americas.[2][3] Their biology is obscure and their larvae are unknown. They appear to inhabit vegetation in or surrounding forests, and are probably active during the day.[3]
There are some 40 species in 11 genera, divided into four subfamilies. Long-lipped beetles (Telegeusinae) were formerly treated as a familyTelegeusidae but are most recently treated as a subfamily within Omethidae.[4][5] According to other recent studies, Phengodidae might possibly include (or besister taxon to) the telegeusines.[6]
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