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Rhizotrogina

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Taxonomy
Rhizotrogidae was named by Burmeister (1855). It is extant. Its type is Rhizotrogus.

It was corrected as Rhizotrogina by Bouchard et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Melolonthini by Bouchard et al. (2011).

Subtaxa
Rhizotrogus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Rhizotrogina Bouchard et al. p. 252

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
familyScarabaeidae()
subfamilyMelolonthinae()
tribeMelolonthini
subtribeRhizotrogina()
subtribeRhizotrogina()

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.

Subtr. Rhizotrogina Burmeister 1855
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G. Rhizotrogus Latreille 1825
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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: Sarmatian or 12.70000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.608 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Rhizotrogus longimanus (115305)