Brachypsectridae
| Brachypsectridae Temporal range: | |
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| Brachypsectra adult male (top) and female (bottom) | |
| Larva of Brachypsectra in dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Elateroidea |
| Family: | Brachypsectridae LeConte and Horn, 1883 |
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The Brachypsectridae are a family of beetles commonly known as the Texas beetles. There are only two extant genera, Brachypsectra and Asiopsectra. Brachypsectra has a cosmopolitan distribution, mostly in arid regions, while Asiopsectra is found in Central Asia and the Middle East.