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Cucujiformia 
Gonipterus gibberus on Casuarina sp Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938Superfamilies - Chrysomeloidea
- Cleroidea
- Cucujoidea
- Curculionoidea
- Lymexyloidea
- Tenebrionoidea
Cucujiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles, representing the vast majority of plant-eating beetles.
The infraorder contains six superfamilies:
- Chrysomeloidea (~7 families including longhorn beetles & leaf beetles)
- Cleroidea (checkered beetles, bark-gnawing beetles and soft-winged flower beetles)
- Cucujoidea (31 families that includes ladybirds, fungus beetles and bark beetles)
- Curculionoidea (~8 families primarily consisting of weevils and also including snout beetles)
- Lymexylidae (ship-timber beetles)
- Tenebrionoidea (formerly "Heteromera") (30 families including blister beetles and ant-like beetles)
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