phycosecid

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phycosecid (plural phycosecids)

  1. (zoology, rare) Any member of the Phycosecidae, a family of beetles.
    • 1994, John Francis Lawrence, Australian beetles, page 11:
      Phycosecids occur on beaches and often feed on dead fish.
    • 2010, Richard A.B. Leschen, Morphology and Systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)‎[1]:
      Phycosecids live in sandy areas that border marine littoral zones.
    • 2013, Adam Slipinski, Australian Beetles Volume 1: Morphology, Classification and Keys‎[2]:
      Phycosecids are small, ovate, convex beetles with a prognathous head, partly covered by a semicircular projection of the pronotum and a dorsal vestiture of whitish scales or scalelike setae.

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