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Sphodrini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Taxonomy
Sphodrini was named by Laporte (1834). It is extant. Its type is Sphodrus.

It was assigned to Harpalinae by Tamutis et al. (2011), Bouchard et al. (2011), Webster (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1834Sphodrini Laporte
2011Sphodrini Bouchard et al.
2011Sphodrini Tamutis et al.
2016Sphodrini Webster

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderAdephaga
familyCarabidae()
subfamilyHarpalinae()
tribeSphodriniLaporte 1834
tribeSphodriniLaporte 1834

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. Sphodrini Laporte 1834
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Subtr. Calathina Laporte 1834
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G. Calathus Bonelli 1810
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Calathus fuscipes Goeze 1777
Calathus piceus Marsham 1802
G. †Quasicalathus Schmidt and Will 2022
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†Quasicalathus agonicollis Schmidt and Will 2022
†Quasicalathus conservans Schmidt and Will 2022
†Quasicalathus elpis Ortuño and Arillo 2009
Subtr. Sphodrina Laporte 1834
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G. Pristonychus Dejean 1828
G. Sphodrus Clairville 1806
Subtr. Synuchina Lindroth 1956
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G. Synuchus Gyllenhal 1810
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 Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Pristonychus sp. (155693)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Quasicalathus elpis (110737)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Calathus elpis (123462) Quasicalathus elpis (110735 220533) Quasicalathus elpis, Quasicalathus agonicollis (123420)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Quasicalathus elpis, Quasicalathus agonicollis (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Quasicalathus conservans (224320)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Saisan) Calathus sp. (120122)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Synuchus sp. (165700 165709)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Calathus fuscipes (168267 168271) Calathus piceus (168269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Synuchus sp. (166082)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Calathus ruficollis (167662)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Calathus ingratus (169406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Calathus melanocephalus (163070)