phycosecid
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[edit]Noun
[edit]phycosecid (plural phycosecids)
- (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.
Further reading
[edit]Phycosecidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia