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Euplectitae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Taxonomy
Euplectitae was named by Streubel (1839). It is extant. Its type is Euplectus.

It was reranked as the subfamily Euplectinae by Newton and Chandler (1989).

It was assigned to Pselaphidae by Newton and Chandler (1989); and to Pselaphinae by Bouchard et al. (2011), Parker (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Euplectitae Streubel
1989Euplectinae Newton and Chandler p. 68
2011Euplectitae Bouchard et al.
2022Euplectitae Parker

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea
familyStaphylinidae()
subfamilyPselaphinae()
—EuplectitaeStreubel 1839
—EuplectitaeStreubel 1839

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.

Unr. Euplectitae Streubel 1839
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Tr. Bythinoplectini Schaufuss 1890
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Subtr. Bythinoplectina Schaufuss 1890
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G. †Yprezethinus Parker 2022
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†Yprezethinus grimaldii Parker 2022
Tr. Euplectini Streubel 1839
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G. Euplectus Leach 1817
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†Euplectus lentiferus Schaufuss 1890
†Euplectus mozarti Schaufuss 1890
†Euplectus quadrifoveatus Schaufuss 1890
G. †Eupsinoides Motschulsky 1856
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†Eupsinoides glabrellus Motschulsky 1856
G. †Hetereuplectus Schaufuss 1890
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†Hetereuplectus retrorsus Schaufuss 1890
G. †Monyx Schaufuss 1890
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†Monyx spiculatus Schaufuss 1890
G. †Nugator Schaufuss 1890
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†Nugator stricticollis Schaufuss 1890
Tr. Metopiasini Raffray 1904
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G. †Hagnometopias Schaufuss 1890
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†Hagnometopias pater Schaufuss 1890
G. †Priscaplectus Yin et al. 2019
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†Priscaplectus carinatus Yin et al. 2019
†Priscaplectus grandiceps Yin et al. 2019
Tr. Trichonychini Reitter 1882
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Subtr. Bibloporina Park 1951
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G. Abdiunguis Park and Wagner 1962
Subtr. Trichonychina Reitter 1882
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G. Foveoscapha Park and Wagner 1962
G. Tetrascapha Schuster and Marsh 1957
Subtr. Trimiina Brendel and Wickham 1890
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G. Actium Casey 1886
Tr. Trogastrini Brendel and Wickham 1890
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Subtr. Trogastrina Brendel and Wickham 1890
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G. Oropus Casey 1886
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 100.50000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Priscaplectus carinatus, Priscaplectus grandiceps (161726 184509)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07India (Gujarat) Yprezethinus grimaldii (124463)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Eupsinoides glabrellus (120811) Monyx spiculatus, Hagnometopias pater, Nugator stricticollis, Euplectus lentiferus, Euplectus quadrifoveatus, Euplectus mozarti, Hetereuplectus retrorsus (123438)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Abdiunguis sp. (169374) Oropus sp. (169370 169372 169376 169377) Oropus sp., Abdiunguis sp. (169373 169375) Oropus sp., Foveoscapha sp. (169371 169380) Oropus sp., Tetrascapha sp., Abdiunguis sp. (169378) Tetrascapha sp., Actium sp., Abdiunguis sp. (169379)