Monommatinae
| Monommatinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Tenebrionoidea |
| Family: | Zopheridae |
| Subfamily: | Monommatinae |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Monommatidae | |
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Wikispecies has information related to: Monommatinae |
The Monommatinae are a subfamily (or sometimes only considered a tribe) of beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name opossum beetles. They have been treated historically as a family (sometimes spelled Monommidae), but have recently been placed into the Zopheridae. About 15 genera are in this group, commonly found in association with plants in the family Agavaceae.
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