antlike stone beetle

insect
Also known as: Scydmaenidae

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annotated classification

  • African goliath beetle
    In coleopteran: Annotated classification

    Family Scydmaenidae (antlike stone beetles) Under stones, logs; in ant nests; very small, hairy; widely distributed; about 1,200 species; example Scydmaenus. Family Silphidae (large carrion beetles, burying beetles) Relatively large, bright-coloured; usually feed on carrion; some predatory, some plant feeders; examples

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