Fringe-winged
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Clambidae
Minute Beetles, Fringe-winged Beetles
Clambidae is a family of minute beetles in the superfamily Clamboidea, comprising approximately 70 described species across five genera. Adults range from 0.7 to 2 mm in body length and exhibit distinctive fringe-winged morphology with long hairs lining the wing margins. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution excluding Antarctica, with the genus Clambus being the most widespread. Some species exhibit a conglobate body form capable of rolling into a ball.