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Euchirini
Taxonomy
Euchirinae was named by Hope (1840). It is extant.
It was reranked as the tribe Euchirini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000); to Melolonthinae by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Melolonthinae by Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was reranked as the tribe Euchirini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Krell (2000); to Melolonthinae by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Melolonthinae by Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1840 | Euchirinae Hope |
| 1995 | Euchirinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2000 | Euchirinae Krell p. 887 |
| 2011 | Euchirini Bouchard et al. |
| 2024 | Euchirini Allsopp and Schoolmeesters p. 111 |
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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. Euchirini Hope 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene | Japan | Cheirotonus otai (123353) |