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Limonius

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Limonius Eschscholtz
1900Limonius Scudder p. 96
1961Limonius Yablokov-Khnzorian p. 91
2011Limonius Bouchard et al. p. 313
2020Limonius Kundrata et al. p. 7
2021Limonius Kundrata et al. p. 18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroidea
familyElateridae
subfamilyDendrometrinae()
tribeDendrometrini
genusLimoniusEschscholtz 1829

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Limonius Eschscholtz 1829
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Subg. †Limonius (Paralimonius) Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Limonius (Paralimonius) barovskyi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
Limonius aboriginalis Wickham 1916
Limonius florissantensis Wickham 1916
Limonius impunctus Scudder 1895
Limonius optabilis Heer 1847
Limonius praecursor Wickham 1916
Limonius shoshonis Wickham 1916
Limonius volans Wickham 1916
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Sarmatian or 56.00000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) L. impunctus (121046)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) L. florissantensis (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania L. barovskyi (113470)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) L. aboriginalis, L. florissantensis (113749) L. aboriginalis, L. florissantensis, L. praecursor (106384) L. florissantensis, L. shoshonis, L. volans (106381)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany L. optabilis (123945)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) L. optabilis (115304)