PHALACRIDAE Leach, 1815
(smut beetles)

PHALACRIDAE (smut beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

PHALACRIDAE (smut beetles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Olibrus
a genus of smut beetles
Genus 7 subtaxa 13 trophisms
Phalacrus
a genus of smut beetles
Genus 4 subtaxa 7 trophisms
Stilbus
a genus of smut beetles
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyPHALACRIDAE (smut beetles)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for PHALACRIDAE (smut beetles)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Freude, H., Harde, K.W. & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Band 7 (Clavicornia) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Vol 7, Goecke & Evers, Krefeld
Thompson, R.T. 1958 Phalacridae Handbooks for the Identifcation of British Insects, Vol V. Pt 5(b), 17pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

PHALACRIDAE (smut beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to PHALACRIDAE (smut beetles):

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