Mixophagus [1] , or mixophages [2] ( lat. Myxophaga ) , is a suborder of beetle insects, one of the few suborders, which includes only 65 species. These beetles are small in size and sometimes even tiny. Beetles have a netopleuronic ( English Notopleuron ) structure, although it is difficult to determine by the seams of some families.
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Sphaerius acaroides |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
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Myxophaga Crowson , 1955 |
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- Hydroscaphidae
- Lepiceridae
- Sphaeriusidae
- Torridincolidae
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Representatives of the suborder lead an aquatic or semi-aquatic lifestyle, and feed on algae in the water.
Mixophagus Suborder ( Myxophaga Crowson, 1955 )
- Microsporomorpha family series ??? Crotch, 1873
- † Superfamily Asiocoleoidea Rohdendorf , 1961
- † Family: Asiocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961
- † Family: Tricoleidae Ponomarenko, 1969
- † Superfamily Rhombocoleoidea Rohdendorf, 1961
- † Family: Rhombocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961
- † Superfamily Schizophoroidea Ponomarenko, 1968
- † Family: Schizophoridae Ponomarenko, 1968
- † Family: Catiniidae Ponomarenko, 1968
- † Family: Schizocoleidae Rohdendorf, 1961
- Superfamily Microsporoidea Crotch, 1873
- Family: Lepiceridae Hinton, 1936
- Family: Sharoviki ( Sphaeriusidae Erichson, 1845 )
- Family: Hydroscaphides ( Hydroscaphidae LeConte, 1874 )
- Family: Torridincolids ( Torridincolidae Steffan, 1964 )
The Lepiceridae family is also combined with † Haplochelidae Kirejtshuk et Poinar, 2006 in the superfamily Lepiceroidea Hinton, 1936
