POLYPHAGA Emery, 1886
(mainly terrestrial beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Bostrichiformia
wood boring, powder post and hide beetles
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 		Series (Zoo.) 13 subtaxa 111 images 10 ident. refs
Cucujiformia
a group of beetles
Female (Click to open)
 		Series (Zoo.) 340 subtaxa 2,556 images 412 ident. refs
Derodontiformia
a series (zoo.) of beetles
Series (Zoo.) 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
DERODONTOIDEA
tooth-necked fungus beetles
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Elateriformia
click beetles and relatives
Male (Click to open)
 		Series (Zoo.) 52 subtaxa 450 images 63 ident. refs
Scarabaeiformia
scarabs, dung and stag beetles
Male (Click to open)
 		Series (Zoo.) 30 subtaxa 346 images 28 ident. refs
Staphyliniformia
burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.
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 		Series (Zoo.) 60 subtaxa 242 images 75 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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