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Smicripidae
palmetto beetles
Smicripidae is a small family of beetles in the superfamily Cucujoidea, commonly known as palmetto beetles. The family contains a single extant genus, Smicrips, with six species distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. The fossil record includes extinct species from Eocene Europe and the extinct genus Mesosmicrips from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Larvae inhabit decaying vegetation, while adults are frequently associated with palm inflorescences and occasionally other flowering plants.