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Dendrometrinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Dendrometrinae Bouchard et al. p. 313
2016Dendrometrinae Webster p. 451
2020Dendrometrinae Kundrata et al. p. 6
2021Dendrometrinae Kundrata et al. p. 16
2022Dendrometrinae Cai et al.

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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
superfamilyElateroidea
familyElateridae
subfamilyDendrometrinae()
subfamilyDendrometrinae()

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.

Subfm. Dendrometrinae Gistel 1848
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G. †Cretoathous Zhao et al. 2025
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Cretoathous serratus Zhao et al. 2025
Tr. Dendrometrini Gistel 1848
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G. Athous Eschscholtz 1829
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Subg. †Athous (Athousiomorphus) Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Athous (Athousiomorphus) olgae Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
Athous contusus Wickham 1916
Athous fractus Wickham 1916
Athous holmgreni Heer 1870
Athous lethalis Wickham 1916
Subtr. Dendrometrina Gistel 1848
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Invalid names: Athoites Candèze 1859 [synonym]
Subtr. Hemicrepidiina Champion 1896
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G. Hemicrepidius Germar 1839
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Hemicrepidius niger Linnaeus 1758
G. Limonius Eschscholtz 1829
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Subg. †Limonius (Paralimonius) Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
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Limonius (Paralimonius) barovskyi Yablokov-Khnzorian 1961
Limonius aboriginalis Wickham 1916
Limonius florissantensis Wickham 1916
Limonius impunctus Scudder 1895
Limonius optabilis Heer 1847
Limonius praecursor Wickham 1916
Limonius shoshonis Wickham 1916
Limonius volans Wickham 1916
Invalid names: Denticollina Stein and Weise 1877 [empty]
Tr. Dimini Candèze 1863
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G. †Alaodima Dolin 1980
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Alaodima grandis Dolin 1980
Tr. Oxynopterini Candèze 1857
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G. Campsosternus Latreille 1834
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Campsosternus atavus Deichmüller 1881
G. Melanactes Leconte 1854
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Melanactes cockerelli Wickham 1908
Tr. Prosternini Gistel 1856
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G. Ctenicera Latreille 1829
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Ctenicera euprepes Zhang et al. 1994
Ctenicera granulicollis Wickham 1908
Ctenicera primitiva Wickham 1908
Ctenicera prophetica Wickham 1916
Ctenicera restructa Wickham 1916
Ctenicera sincera Zhang et al. 1994
Ctenicera submersa Wickham 1916
Ctenicera sutor Heer 1847
Ctenicera velata Scudder 1876
Ctenicerus eximius Hope 1837
Invalid names: Corymbites Latreille 1834 [synonym]
G. Eanus LeConte 1861
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Eanus exanimatus Wickham 1916
Eanus heeri Wickham 1916
Eanus laevissimus Wickham 1916
Invalid names: Paranomus Kiesenwetter 1858 [synonym]
G. Oxygonus LeConte 1863
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Oxygonus mortuus Scudder 1876
Oxygonus primus Wickham 1916
Tr. Semiotini Jacobson 1913
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G. Semiotus Eschscholtz 1829
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Semiotus ehrenswaerdi Heer 1870
Semiotus menatensis Piton 1940
Invalid names: Plastocerini Crownson 1972 [empty]
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 Callovian to the top of the Holocene or 165.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Alaodima grandis (105971)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cretoathous serratus (165561)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24Svalbard and Jan Mayen Elater holmgreni, Elater ehrenswaerdi (122011)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Semiotus menatensis (113685)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Canada (British Columbia) Limonius impunctus (121046)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Corymbites velatus (121306)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Utah) Oxygonus mortuus (121147)
MP 1348.07 - 41.03Germany (Eifel) Athous sp. (138912)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Limonius florissantensis (122093)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Czechia Campsosternus atavus (138883)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Lithuania Limonius barovskyi, Athous olgae (113470)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Corymbites granulicollis, Melanactes cockerelli, Limonius florissantensis, Limonius shoshonis, Limonius volans, Athous fractus, Paranomus laevissimus, Paranomus heeri, Corymbites submersus, Corymbites restructus (106381) Corymbites primitivus, Corymbites propheticus (106379) Corymbites primitivus, Limonius aboriginalis, Limonius florissantensis, Paranomus exanimatus (113749) Corymbites propheticus (106380) Limonius aboriginalis, Limonius florissantensis, Limonius praecursor, Athous lethalis, Athous contusus, Corymbites propheticus, Oxygonus primus (106384)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Limonius optabilis (123945)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Corymbites euprepes (138944) Corymbites pruinosus, Corymbites emblemoelytrus (130412) Corymbites sincerus (138945)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Diacanthus sutor (115305) Limonius optabilis (115304)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Massachusetts) Corymbites aethiops (152284)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Corymbites melancholicus (163070)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Ctenicerus eximius (165051)