Anthicidae

Anthicidae
Temporal range:
Anthicus sp. male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Tenebrionoidea
Family: Anthicidae
Latreille, 1819
Subfamilies

Anthicinae
Copobaeninae
Eurygeniinae
Ischaliinae
Lemodinae
Macratriinae
Steropinae
Tomoderinae

The Anthicidae are a family of beetles that resemble ants. They are sometimes called ant-like flower beetles or ant-like beetles. The family comprises over 3,500 species in about 100 genera.

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