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Ptilodactylidae
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Ptilodactylidae

insect family
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  • African goliath beetle
    Coleoptera
    / Annotated classification

    Family Ptilodactylidae About 200 tropical species; aquatic or in rotten wood. Superfamily Chrysomeloidea Mostly wood or plant feeders; body shape very variable; antennae not clubbed. Multiple families, the 2 largest described below. Family Cerambycidae (

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    Family Ptilodactylidae About 200 tropical species; aquatic or in rotten wood. Superfamily Chrysomeloidea Mostly wood or plant feeders; body shape very variable; antennae not clubbed. Multiple families, the 2 largest described below. Family Cerambycidae (

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