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Dascilloidea

insect superfamily
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  • African goliath beetle
    Coleoptera
    / Annotated classification

    Superfamily Dascilloidea Forecoxae projecting; abdomen with 5 visible segments; wing with radial cell short; anal cell of wing, if present, with 1 apical vein. Family Dascillidae About 200 moderate-sized species; found on vegetation in moist places. Family Rhipiceridae

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    Superfamily Dascilloidea Forecoxae projecting; abdomen with 5 visible segments; wing with radial cell short; anal cell of wing, if present, with 1 apical vein. Family Dascillidae About 200 moderate-sized species; found on vegetation in moist places. Family Rhipiceridae

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