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Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla. thumb|Kateretes pusillus

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyKateretidae
Observations recorded25,103

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Kateretes pedicularius (Linné, 1758) (3578017131) vert.jpg
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Kateretidae
taxon name
Kateretidae
taxon common name
stumpglansbiller
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Kateretidae also known as short-winged flower beetles are a family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are 10 extant and 4 extinct genera, and at least 40 described species. They are found worldwide except in New Zealand. Adults are anthophagous, feeding on flowers, while the larvae are spermatophagous inside the flower corolla. thumb|Kateretes pusillus

==Genera== Amartus LeConte, 1861 i c g b Anamartus Jelinek, 1976 g Anthonaeus Horn, 1879 i c g b Boreades Parson, 1943 i c g Brachyleptus Motschulsky, 1845 g Brachypterolus Grouvelle, 1913 i c g b Brachypterus Kugelann, 1794 i c g b Heterhelus DuVal, 1858 i c g b Kateretes Herbst, 1793 i c g b Neobrachypterus Jelínek, 1979 i c g †Eoceniretes Kirejtshuk & Nel, 2008 g †Lebanoretes Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008 Lebanese amber, Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

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