Family:
Rhipiceridae (parasitic comb beetles)
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(beetles)
> Polyphaga > Superfamily: Dascilloidea
A small family of fewer than 10 species.
Medium sized beetles, up to about 12mm. Adults visit flowers and probably eat
pollen. The larvae live in the soil and parasitize Cicadidae (order Hemiptera)
larvae.
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