A family of insects in zoological classification, though the exact definition and modern status of this taxon are disputed among entomologists.
From New Latin, using the suffix -idae (standard for animal families) applied to an unknown or unclear root, possibly from Greek achetes. This appears to be an obsolete or confused taxonomic name.
Scientific naming can be a disaster—some family names were created by accident, misidentification, or based on now-worthless specimens, and 'Achetidae' may be one of those historical naming mistakes that biology inherited.
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