Clambidae

Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles or the fringe-winged beetles. They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.

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It sits within the topics Beetle families and Scirtoidea.

Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyClambidae

Observations recorded12,228

Кругляки (лат. Clambidae) — семейство насекомых отряда жесткокрылых. Древнейшая ископаемая находка семейства, представленная двумя современными родами Acalyptomerus и Sphaerothorax, происходит из мелового бирманского янтаря. Находоки датируются возрастом около 99 млн лет.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 394
With media: 51
Family: Clambidae
Collections: UCMP, KU, CU, BYU
Recorded in: Mexico, Guatemala, United States

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Instance of: taxon
Image: Clambus punctulum (Beck, 1817) (12924039694).png

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Commons category: Clambidae
taxon name: Clambidae
taxon rank: family
topic's main category: Category:Clambidae
taxon common name: dvergbiller
taxon author citation: Fischer, 1821

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Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles or the fringe-winged beetles. They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.

These are tiny beetles with bodies measuring 0.7 to 2mm in length. They are flattened to convex in shape and some can roll into a ball. Some are hairless, while some are quite hairy or scaly. The margins of the wings are lined with long hairs.

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