Biphyllidae
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Biphyllidae or False Skin Beetles is a family of beetle
s, in the suborder Polyphaga
. Worldwide, about 195 species are known. They live under the bark of dead trees and feed on fungi.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
s, in the suborder Polyphaga
Polyphaga
Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles; the name is derived from two two Greek words: poly-, meaning 'many', and phagein, meaning 'to eat', so the suborder is called the “eaters of many things”...
. Worldwide, about 195 species are known. They live under the bark of dead trees and feed on fungi.