Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species discovered thus far.

The Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. The name is got from two Greek words: poly -, meaning 'many', and phagein, meaning 'to eat', so the suborder is called the “eaters of many things”.

Polyphaga is the largest suborder of beetles, representing over 350,000 described species, characterized by their diverse diets and adaptations, with significant ecological and economic roles.

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Superfamily Bostrichoidea Larvae soft-bodied, lack specialized setae (hairs), maintain a C-shaped position; adult hard, head region hoodlike; members often associated with timber, destructive.

Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 300,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species so far discovered.

The suborder Polyphaga contains the majority of beetles, with about 300,000 described species.

Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species discovered thus far.

Polyphaga is a suborder of beetles (order Coleptera). The category listed articles sorted either by taxonomy (Infraorders Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia, Elateriformia, Scarabaeiformia, Staphyliniformia) or by taxa (families, genera, tribes).

Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the beetle species so far discovered.