Insecta - Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Alternative spelling: Laccophilidae
Synonyms: Palaeogyrinidae von Schlechtendal 1894, Palaeogyrininae von Schlechtendal 1894
Full reference: J. Gistel. 1848. Faunula monacensis cantharologica. Isis von Oken
Parent taxon: Dytiscidae according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2022
See also Balke et al. 2019, Bouchard et al. 2011, Lawrence and Newton 1995 and Nilsson 2001
Sister taxa: Agabinae, Angaragabus, Aubehydrinae, Colymbetinae, Copelatinae, Coptotominae, Cretodytes, Cybisterinae, Dytiscinae, Hydroporinae, Liadytiscinae, Necticus palustris, Palaeodytes, Sinoporus
Subtaxa: Japanolaccophilus Laccophilini
Distribution:
• Miocene of China (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Germany (2)
• Eocene of Germany (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences