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Mycetophagini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mycetophagidae

Taxonomy
Mycetophagini was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Mycetophagus.

It was considered an invalid subgroup of Mycetophaginae by Lawrence et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Mycetophaginae by Bouchard et al. (2011), Háva (2022), Legalov and Perkovsky (2024), Legalov and Perkovsky (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Mycetophagini Leach p. 110
2011Mycetophagini Bouchard et al.
2022Mycetophagini Háva p. 295
2024Mycetophagini Legalov and Perkovsky p. 87
2025Mycetophagini Legalov and Perkovsky p. 76

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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
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyTenebrionoidea
familyMycetophagidae()
subfamilyMycetophaginae
tribeMycetophagini
tribeMycetophagini

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.

Tr. Mycetophagini Leach 1815
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G. †Aggerbille Legalov and Perkovsky 2024
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†Aggerbille havai Legalov and Perkovsky 2024
G. †Crowsonium Abdullah 1964
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†Crowsonium succinium Abdullah 1964
G. Litargus Erichson 1846
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Subg. Litargus (Litargosomus) Motschulsky 1858
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†Litargus (Litargosomus) dantiscensis Alekseev et al. 2020
Subg. Litargus (Litargus) Erichson 1846
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†Litargus (Litargus) electron Poinar and Háva 2015
Invalid names: Limniattagenus Poinar and Háva 2015 [synonym]
G. Mycetophagus Hellwig 1792
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†Mycetophagus exterminatus Wickham 1913
†Mycetophagus willistoni Wickham 1913
G. †Olmia Legalov and Perkovsky 2025
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†Olmia drevlyanica Legalov and Perkovsky 2025
G. Triphyllus Dejean 1821
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†Triphyllus heeri Oustalet 1874
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 Chadronian to the top of the Langhian or 37.00000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Olmia drevlyanica (113621)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Crowsonium succinium (123769)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Crowsonium succinium (123215) Litargus dantiscensis (44615)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Aggerbille havai (237372)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Crowsonium succinium (124073 139928)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Mycetophagus willistoni, Mycetophagus exterminatus (113749)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Triphyllus heerii (123944)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Limniattagenus electron (122472)