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Glaphyridae
Bumble Bee Scarab Beetles
Glaphyridae is a family of scarabaeoid beetles comprising approximately 80 species across eight extant genera. Members are commonly known as bumble bee scarab beetles due to their often hairy appearance. The family exhibits specialized pollen-feeding behavior and has evolved associations with particular flower guilds, notably red 'poppy guild' flowers including Ranunculaceae and Papaveraceae. Phylogenetic studies indicate the family originated around 140 million years ago, with crown group divergence at approximately 112 million years ago. Pollen feeding evolved once within the family, between 97 and 67 million years ago, representing a later origin than in other major pollinator beetle lineages.