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Ptosimini

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Taxonomy
Ptosimini was named by Kerremans (1902). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polycestinae by Obenberger (1957), Bellamy (2008).

Subtaxa
Ptosima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Ptosimini Kerremans
1957Ptosimini Obenberger p. 312
2008Ptosimini Bellamy p. 326

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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
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyBuprestoidea
familyBuprestidae()
subfamilyPolycestinae
tribePtosiminiKerremans 1902
tribePtosiminiKerremans 1902

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. Ptosimini Kerremans 1902
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G. Ptosima Dejean 1833
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†Ptosima abyssa Wickham 1912
†Ptosima schaefferi Wickham 1912
†Ptosima silvatica Wickham 1914
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: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Acmaeodera abyssa (106382) Acmaeodera schaefferi (106381) Ptosima silvatica (106384)