Teredidae
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| Teredidae Temporal range: | |
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| Oxylaemus variolosus | |
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| Anommatus duodecimstriatus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: | Coccinelloidea |
| Family: | Teredidae Seidlitz, 1888 |
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Teredidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily Coccinelloidea, formerly included within the family Bothrideridae.[1] There are around 160 species in 10 genera, found worldwide except South America. Teredids are generally found under bark, in the galleries of wood-boring beetles, or in leaf litter. They are thought to be fungivores.[2] The oldest records of the family are Delteredolaemus from mid-Cretaceous aged Burmese amber from Myanmar[3] and a species of Teredolaemus from Eocene aged Baltic amber.[4]