Schizopodidae

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Schizopodidae f

1. A taxonomic family within the superfamily Buprestoidea – bullet-shaped beetles with distinctive metallic colours.

Usage notes

• Previously a subfamily; raised to family status following a review in 1991.

Hypernyms

• (superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Buprestoidea – superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Dystaxia, Glyptoscelimorpha, Schizopus (genera)
  • †Electrapate, †Mesoschizopus (extinct genera)

References

• Schizopodidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Schizopodidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Schizopodidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons