Boganiidae
Introduction '''Boganiidae''' is a family of beetles, in the superfamily Cucujoidea. Members of the family are found in southern Africa, Australia and New Caledonia. Adults and larvae are pollenivorous, feeding on the pollen of cycads and flowering plants of the families Myrtaceae, Meliaceae, Cunoniaceae and Elaeocarpaceae. ''Metacucujus'' and ''Paracucujus'' act as pollinators for cycads ''Encephalartos'' and ''Macrozamia'' respectively. This association with cycads goes back to at least the Mid-Cretaceous, with an extinct form being found with preserved cycad pollen in 99 million year old Burmese amber.
Subfamilies and genera *†''Palaeoboganium'' Liu et al. 2017 Daohugou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)*Subfamily Boganiinae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1966**''Afroboganium'' Endrödy-Younga & Crowson, 1986 Africa**''Boganium'' Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 Australia**†''Cretoboganium'' Cai and Huang 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)*Paracucujinae  Endrödy-Younga & Crowson, 1986**''Athertonium'' Crowson, 1990 Australia**†''Cretoparacucujus'' Cai & Escalona, 2018 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian**''Dzumacium'' Escalona, Lawrence, Wanat & Ślipiński, 2015 New Caledonia**''Metacucujus'' Endrödy-Younga & Crowson, 1986 Africa**''Paracucujus'' Sen Gupta & Crowson, 1966 Australia
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