Staphylinoidea

Translingual

Etymology

Staphylinus +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Staphylinoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Coleoptera – very many beetles.

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; Polyphaga - suborder; Staphyliniformia - infraorder

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Agyrtidae, Hydraenidae, Jacobsoniidae, Leiodidae, Ptiliidae, Silphidae (now subfamily Silphinae in Staphylinidae), Staphylinidae - families

References

Staphylinoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Staphylinoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Staphylinoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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