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Philonthus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Philonthus Curtis
1900Philonthus Scudder p. 53
1914Philonthus Wickham p. 429
2001Philonthus Herman p. 2514
2011Philonthus Bouchard et al.
2013Philonthus Chatzimanolis and Engel p. 288

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea
familyStaphylinidae()
subfamilyStaphylininae
tribeStaphylinini
subtribePhilonthina()
genusPhilonthusCurtis 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. Philonthus Curtis 1829
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†Philonthus abavus Scudder 1900
†Philonthus bituminosus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
†Philonthus bojeri Heer 1856
†Philonthus claudus Scudder 1900
†Philonthus hades Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
†Philonthus horni Scudder 1900
†Philonthus invelatus Scudder 1900
†Philonthus kneri Giebel 1856
Philonthus linki Solsky 1867
†Philonthus marcelli Heer 1856
†Philonthus marcidulus Scudder 1900
†Philonthus rhadamanthus Chatzimanolis and Engel 2013
Philonthus rotundicollis Menetries 1832
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Berriasian to the top of the Holocene or 141.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 139.1 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Berriasian141.0 - 139.1United Kingdom (England) Staphylinidae indet. 1 (104008)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. abavus (122093)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) P. marcidulus (124624) P. marcidulus, P. invelatus, P. horni, P. abavus (106384)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) P. bojeri, P. marcelli (122877)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany P. bituminosus (123945)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic P. hades, P. rhadamanthus (122982) P. rhadamanthus (34903)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation P. sp. (113713)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Russian Federation P. sp. (163069)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom P. sp. (168266 168268)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) P. sp. (169353)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (British Columbia) P. sp. (167675)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation P. sp. (173216)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) P. sp. (137208)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Ontario) P. claudus (152577)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) P. spp., P. rotundicollis, P. linki (163070)
Tarantian0.129 - 0.0117USA (Pennsylvania) P. sp. (137205)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (California) P. sp. (161518)