Teredidae is a family of beetles in the superfamily

Coccinelloidea Coccinelloidea is a superfamily of beetles in the order Coleoptera, formerly included in the superfamily Cucujoidea. There are more than 10,000 species in Coccinelloidea, including more than 6000 in the lady beetle family Coccinellidae. Morphol ...

, formerly included within the family

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. There are around 160 species in 10 genera, found worldwide except South America. Teredids are generally found under bark, in the galleries of wood-boring beetles, or in leaf litter. They are thought to be

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. The oldest records of the family are '' Delteredolaemus hei'' from the

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amber from

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and a species of '' Teredolaemus'' from

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aged

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Genera

* Subfamily Teredinae ** Tribe Sysolini *** '' Sysolus'' Grouvelle, 1908 ** Tribe Sosylopsini *** '' Sosylopsis'' Grouvelle, 1910 ** Tribe Teredini *** '' Teredus'' Dejean, 1835 *** '' Oxylaemus'' Erichson, 1845 *** '' Teredomorphus'' Heinze, 1943 *** '' Rustleria'' Stephan, 1989 *** '' Teredolaemus'' Sharp, 1885 * Subfamily Anommatinae ** '' Anommatus'' Wesmael, 1835 * Subfamily Xylariophilinae ** '' Xylariophilus'' Pal & Lawrence, 1986 * '' Abromus'' Reitter, 1876 * '' Kocherius'' Coiffait, 1984

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