Clambidae

Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles or the fringe-winged beetles. They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyClambidae

Кругляки (лат. Clambidae) — семейство насекомых отряда жесткокрылых. Древнейшая ископаемая находка семейства, представленная двумя современными родами Acalyptomerus и Sphaerothorax, происходит из мелового бирманского янтаря. Находоки датируются возрастом около 99 млн лет.

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Clambidae is a family of beetles. They are known commonly as the minute beetles or the fringe-winged beetles. They are found worldwide on every continent except Antarctica.

These are tiny beetles with bodies measuring 0.7 to 2mm in length. They are flattened to convex in shape and some can roll into a ball. Some are hairless, while some are quite hairy or scaly. The margins of the wings are lined with long hairs.