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Xestobium

Insecta - Coleoptera - Ptinidae

Taxonomy
Xestobium was named by Motschulsky (1845). It is extant. It is the type genus of Xestobiini.

It was assigned to Ptinidae by Wickham (1914); and to Xestobiini by Zahradník and Háva (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Xestobium Motschulsky
1914Xestobium Wickham p. 450
2014Xestobium Zahradník and Háva p. 326

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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
infraorderBostrichiformiaForbes 1926
superfamilyBostrichoidea
familyPtinidae()
subfamilyErnobiinaePic 1912
tribeXestobiini
genusXestobiumMotschulsky 1845

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. Xestobium Motschulsky 1845
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Xestobium alutaceum Wickham 1913
Xestobium michalskii Háva and Zahradník 2020
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: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) X. alutaceum (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland X. michalskii (205557)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) X. alutaceum (106384)