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  8. ›Cucujiform Beetles
  9. ›Cucujoidea
  10. ›Cyclaxyridae
Cyclaxyra
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Cyclaxyra

Cyclaxyra is a genus of cucujoid beetles in the family Cyclaxyridae, and the sole extant genus in the family, others being known only from fossils. There are two described species in Cyclaxyra, found on the North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island of New Zealand. It is an inhabitant of New Zealand's sooty mould habitat and are mycophagous, feeding on spores, conidia, and hyphae.

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