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Nitiduloidea

Insecta - Coleoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Nitiduloidea Latreille
2022Nitiduloidea Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyNitiduloidea
superfamilyNitiduloidea

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.

Superfm. Nitiduloidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Helotidae Reitter 1876
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G. †Burmahelota Liu et al. 2019
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†Burmahelota pengweii Liu et al. 2019
G. Helota Macleay 1825
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†Helota palmus Zhang 1989
†Helota senilis Zhang et al. 1994
†Helota zhangi Wegrzynowicz 2007
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Invalid names: Helota chinensis Zhang et al. 1994 [replaced]
Invalid names: Tarrodacne Zhang 1989 [synonym]
G. †Lobatihelota Li et al. 2023
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†Lobatihelota iridescens Li et al. 2023
†Lobatihelota lescheni Li et al. 2023
G. Metahelotella Kirejtshuk 2000
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†Metahelotella monochromata Liu et al. 2019
G. †Palaeohelota Liu et al. 2019
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†Palaeohelota parva Liu et al. 2019
G. †Trihelota Tihelka et al. 2020
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†Trihelota fulvata Tihelka et al. 2020
Fm. Kateretidae Kirby 1837
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G. Amartus Le Conte 1861
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†Amartus petrefactus Wickham 1912
Subfm. †Antirhelinae Kirejtshuk 2023
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G. †Antirhelus Kirejtshuk 2023
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†Antirhelus buzina Kupryjanowicz et al. 2021
G. Brachypterolus Grouvelle 1913
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G. Cercus Latreille 1796
G. †Cretaretes Peris and Jelínek 2019
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†Cretaretes minimus Peris and Jelínek 2019
G. †Electrumeretes Peris and Jelínek 2019
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†Electrumeretes birmanicus Peris and Jelínek 2019
G. †Eoceniretes Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
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†Eoceniretes yantaricus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
G. †Furcalabratum Poinar and Brown 2017
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†Furcalabratum burmanicum Poinar and Brown 2017
G. Heterhelus Jacquelin du Val 1858
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Subg. Heterhelus (Heterhelus) Jacquelin du Val 1858
†Heterhelus expressus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
G. Kateretes Herbst 1793
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Kateretes rufilabris Latreille 1807
G. †Lebanoretes Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
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†Lebanoretes andelmani Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
G. †Pelretes Tihelka et al. 2021
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†Pelretes bicolor Zhao et al. 2022
†Pelretes vivificus Tihelka et al. 2021
G. †Polliniretes Peris and Jelínek 2019
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†Polliniretes penalveri Peris and Jelínek 2019
G. †Protokateretes Zhao et al. 2023
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†Protokateretes antiquus Peris and Jelínek 2019
†Protokateretes magnascapulae Zhao et al. 2024
†Protokateretes megacephalus Zhao et al. 2023
†Protokateretes rectangulum Zhao et al. 2024
G. †Scaporetes Zhao et al. 2023
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†Scaporetes rectus Zhao et al. 2023
Fm. Monotomidae Laporte 1840 [root eating beetle]
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G. †Jurorhizophagus Cai et al. 2015
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†Jurorhizophagus alienus Cai et al. 2015
Subfm. Monotominae Laporte 1840
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Tr. †Cretakarenniini Peris and Delclòs 2015
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G. †Cretakarenni Peris and Delclòs 2015
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†Cretakarenni birmanicus Peris and Delclòs 2015
†Cretakarenni hispanicus Peris and Delclòs 2015
†Cretakarenni shaoi Li and Cai 2022
Tr. Europini Sen Gupta 1988
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G. Aneurops Sharp 1900
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†Aneurops daugpilensis Bukejs and Alekseev 2015
G. Europs Wollaston 1854
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†Europs insterburgensis Alekseev 2014
†Europs makarovi Kupryjanowicz et al. 2020
G. †Rovnoeurops Alekseev and Bukejs 2022
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†Rovnoeurops mckellari Alekseev and Bukejs 2022
Tr. Lenacini Crowson 1952
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G. †Cretolenax Liu et al. 2019
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†Cretolenax carinatus Liu et al. 2019
†Cretolenax diabolus Tihelka et al. 2019
G. Lenax Sharp 1877
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†Lenax karenae Liu et al. 2019
Tr. †Rhizophtomini Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009
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G. †Rhizobactron Kirejtshuk 2013
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†Rhizobactron marinae Kirejtshuk 2013
G. †Rhizophtoma Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009
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†Rhizophtoma elateroides Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009
†Rhizophtoma longus Peris and Delclòs 2015
†Rhizophtoma synchrotronica Kirejtshuk 2013
Subfm. Rhizophaginae Redtenbacher 1845
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G. Rhizophagus Herbst 1793
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Rhizophagus remotus Le Conte 1866
Invalid names: Rhizophagidae Redtenbacher 1845 [synonym]
Fm. Nitidulidae Latreille 1802 [sap beetle]
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Subfm. Carpophilinae Erichson 1842
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G. Carpophilus Stephens 1829
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†Carpophilus restructus Scudder 1900
G. †Procarpophilus de Jong 1953
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Subfm. Cillaeinae Kirejtshuk and Audisio 1986
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Tr. Cillaeini Kirejtshuk and Audisio 1986
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G. Brachypeplus Erichson 1842
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†Brachypeplus cascus Powell and Cline 2021
Invalid names: Palaeopeplus Powell and Cline 2021 [synonym]
G. Colopterus Erichson 1842
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†Colopterus pygidialis Wickham 1913
Invalid names: Colastus Erichson 1843 [synonym]
Tr. Conotelini Kirejtshuk and Kovalev 2022
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G. Conotelus Erichson 1843
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Conotelus obscurus Erichson 1843
Subfm. Cryptarchinae Thomson 1859
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Tr. Cryptarchini Thomson 1859
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G. Cryptarcha Shuckard 1839
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†Cryptarcha semiglobosa Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
Subfm. Cybocephalinae Jacquelin du Val 1858
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G. Cybocephalus Erichson 1844
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Subg. Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) Erichson 1844
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†Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) balticus Kurochkin and Kirejtshuk 2010
†Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) electricus Kurochkin and Kirejtshuk 2010
†Cybocephalus (Cybocephalus) kerneggeri Kurochkin and Kirejtshuk 2010
G. †Pastillocenicus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
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†Pastillocenicus grandiclavis Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
†Pastillocenicus longifrons Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
†Pastillocenicus polyaki Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
Invalid names: Cybocephalini Jacquelin du Val 1858 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Epuraeinae Kirejtshuk 1986
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Tr. Epuraeini Kirejtshuk 1986
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G. †Baltoraea Kurochkin and Kirejtshuk 2010
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†Baltoraea insignis Kurochkin and Kirejtshuk 2010
†Baltoraea simillima Kurochkin and Kirejtshuk 2010
G. †Crepuraea Kirejtshuk 1990
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†Crepuraea archaica Kirejtshuk 1990
†Crepuraea explanata Kirejtshuk 1990
†Crepuraea zherichini Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 1990
†Crepuraea zherichini Perkovskiy 1990
Invalid names: Nyujwa Perkovskiy 1990 [synonym]
G. †Epanuraea Scudder 1900
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†Epanuraea ingenita Scudder 1900
G. Epuraea Erichson 1843
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Subg. Epuraea (Epuraea) Erichson 1843
Epuraea planulata Erichson 1843
Tr. Taenioncini Kirejtshuk 1998
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G. †Nitoraeopsis Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
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†Nitoraeopsis mixta Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
Subfm. Meligethinae Thomson 1859
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G. Meligethes Stephens 1829
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†Meligethes detractus Förster 1891
G. †Melipriopsis Kirejtshuk 2011
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†Melipriopsis baltica Kirejtshuk and Bukejs 2023
†Melipriopsis rasnitsyni Kirejtshuk 2011
G. †Miophenolia Wickham 1916
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†Miophenolia cilipes Wickham 1916
G. †Nitidulina Martynov 1926
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†Nitidulina eclavata Martynov 1926
Subfm. Nitidulinae Latreille 1802
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Fm. Cychramini Gistel 1848
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G. †Cychramites Wickham 1913
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†Cychramites hirtus Wickham 1913
Tr. Cyllodini Everts 1898
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G. Coxollodes Kirejtshuk 1987
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†Coxollodes palaeogenicus Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2019
G. Cyllodes Erichson 1843
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†Cyllodes argutus Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2019
G. †Cyllolithus Kirejtshuk 1990
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†Cyllolithus mirandus Kirejtshuk 1990
Tr. Nitidulini Latreille 1802
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G. Amphotis Erichson 1843
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†Amphotis bella Heer 1847
†Amphotis depressa Theobald 1937
†Amphotis oeningensis Heer 1862
G. Lasiodactylus Perty 1830
G. †Menatoraea Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
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†Menatoraea angustitibialis Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
†Menatoraea gracilis Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
†Menatoraea laticollis Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
†Menatoraea typica Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
G. †Microsoronia Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2010
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†Microsoronia hoffeinsorum Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2010
†Microsoronia interfax Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2010
†Microsoronia kerneggeri Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2010
†Microsoronia nigerrima Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2010
G. Nitidula Fabricius 1775
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†Nitidula aemula Heer 1862
†Nitidula ancora Heer 1862
†Nitidula maculigera Heer 1862
†Nitidula melanaria Heer 1847
†Nitidula pallida Heer 1862
†Nitidula prior Scudder 1900
†Nitidula radobojana Heer 1847
†Nitidula robusta Meunier 1922
G. Omosita Erichson 1843
G. †Omositoidea Schaufuss 1891
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†Omositoidea gigantea Schaufuss 1891
†Omositoidea pubescens Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2007
G. †Palaeolycra Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
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†Palaeolycra palaeocenica Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
G. Phenolia Erichson 1843
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Subg. Phenolia (Lasiodites) Jelínek 1999
Subg. †Phenolia (Palaeoronia) Kirejtshuk and Jenkins Shaw 2023
G. †Sorodites Kirejtshuk 2018
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†Sorodites angustipes Kirejtshuk 2018
G. Soronia Erichson 1843
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†Soronia menatensis Kirejtshuk and Nel 2018
Invalid names: Carpophilini Erichson 1842 [empty]
G. †Nitidulites Heer 1864
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†Nitidulites bellus Heer 1864
G. †Oligamphotis Theobald 1937
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†Oligamphotis irenaei Theobald 1937
Subfm. Prometopiinae Böving and Craighead 1931
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G. †Palaeometopia Kirejtshuk 2007
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†Palaeometopia colorata Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2007
†Palaeometopia dominicana Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2007
G. Prometopia Erichson 1843
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Subg. Prometopia (Prometopia) Erichson 1843
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†Prometopia (Prometopia) europaea Kirejtshuk and Kurochkin 2019
†Prometopia depilis Scudder 1877
G. †Protonitidula Zhao et al. 2022
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†Protonitidula neli Zhao et al. 2022
G. †Sinonitidulina Hong 1983
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Invalid names: Calonecrinae Kirejtshuk 1982 [empty], Cateretinae Kirby 1837 [empty]
Fm. Protocucujidae Crowson 1954
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G. Ericmodes Reitter 1877
Fm. Smicripidae Horn 1879 [palmetto beetle]
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G. †Mesosmicrips Kirejtshuk 2017
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†Mesosmicrips cretacea Cai and Huang 2016
†Mesosmicrips sunae Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2023
G. Smicrips LeConte 1878
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†Smicrips europeus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
†Smicrips fudalai Kupryjanowicz et al. 2019
†Smicrips gorskii Bukejs and Kirejtshuk 2015
Fm. Sphindidae Jacquelin du Val 1860 [cryptic slime mold beetle]
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Subfm. †Libanopsinae Kirejtshuk 2015
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G. †Libanopsis Kirejtshuk 2015
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†Libanopsis impexa Kirejtshuk 2015
†Libanopsis limosa Kirejtshuk 2015
†Libanopsis poinari Kirejtshuk 2015
†Libanopsis slipinskii Kirejtshuk 2015
†Libanopsis straminea Kirejtshuk 2015
Subfm. Protosphindinae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1979
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G. †Burmops Kirejtshuk 2019
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†Burmops neli Kirejtshuk 2019
Subfm. Sphindinae Jacquelin du Val 1860
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G. Aspidiphorus Dejean 1821
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Aspidiphorus orbiculatus Gyllenhal 1808
G. †Trematosphindus Li and Cai 2021
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†Trematosphindus kirejtshuki Legalov et al. 2024
†Trematosphindus newtoni Li and Cai 2021
Invalid names: Aspidiphoridae Kiesenwetter 1877 [synonym], Odontosphindinae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1979 [empty], Sphindiphorinae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1979 [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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Angulata to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 201.30000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 196.5 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Switzerland Nitidulites argoviensis, Micranthaxia bella (131766)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Nei Mongol) Jurorhizophagus alienus (113371)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Liaoning) Sinonitidulina liugouensis (113475)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3China (Hebei) Sinonitidulina luanpingensis, Sinonitidulina punctata, Sinonitidulina liugouensis (154788)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Nitidulina eclavata (115792)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Lebanoretes andelmani, Rhizophtoma elateroides, Rhizophtoma synchrotronica, Libanopsis poinari, Libanopsis impexa (122471) Libanopsis limosa (123435) Libanopsis straminea (123416) Rhizobactron marinae, Libanopsis slipinskii (154705)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45China (Liaoning) Palaeohelota parva (198810)
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Russian Federation (Buryatia) Crepuraea archaica, Nyujwa zherichini, Crepuraea zherichini (105969) Crepuraea explanata (118216)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Brazil (Ceará) Nitidulidae indet. (122557)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Spain (Álava) Cretakarenni hispanicus, Rhizophtoma longus, Monotomidae indet. (108769)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar (Kachin) Cretakarenni birmanicus (123113) Furcalabratum burmanicum (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Burmahelota pengweii, Cretolenax carinatus (198811) Cretakarenni birmanicus, Cretolenax carinatus (201881) Cretaretes minimus, Eoceniretes antiquus (205558) Furcalabratum sp., Sorodites angustipes, Burmops neli (172900) Lenax karenae, Cretolenax carinatus (184691) Lenax karenae, Cretolenax diabolus (206293) Metahelotella monochromata, Lenax karenae, Cretolenax carinatus (165561) Phenolia haoranae, Mesosmicrips sp. (230844) Smicrips cretacea, Cretolenax carinatus, Trihelota fulvata, Pelretes vivificus, Trematosphindus newtoni, Cretakarenni shaoi, Electrumeretes birmanicus, Polliniretes penalveri, Protonitidula neli, Pelretes bicolor, Scaporetes rectus, Protokateretes sp., Protokateretes antiquus, Protokateretes megacephalus, Lobatihelota lescheni, Lobatihelota iridescens, Protokateretes magnascapulae, Protokateretes rectangulum (161726)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Russian Federation Trematosphindus kirejtshuki (35051)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Russian Federation (Tenkinskii) Cyllolithus mirandus (105375)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2France (Auvergne) Nitidulidae indet., Nitoraeopsis mixta, Soronia sp., Menatoraea sp. 1, Menatoraea sp. 2, Menatoraea typica, Menatoraea angustitibialis, Menatoraea laticollis, Menatoraea gracilis, Palaeolycra palaeocenica, Cryptarcha semiglobosa (123463) Soronia menatensis (123436)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Pastillocenicus longifrons, Pastillocenicus polyaki, Pastillocenicus grandiclavis, Hetherelus expressus, Eoceniretes yantaricus, Smicrips europeus (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Nitidulidae indet., Europs sp. (123769)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Aneurops daugpilensis (152022) Europs insterburgensis (139928) Microsoronia interfax (122591) Microsoronia kerneggeri, Microsoronia nigerrima, Cybocephalus electricus, Cybocephalus kerneggeri (124201) Microsoronia kerneggeri, Phenolia angustitibialis, Baltoraea insignis, Baltoraea simillima, Cybocephalus balticus (110735) Omositoidea pubescens (125139)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Epuraea sp., Epuraea kozlovi, Phenolia vanescens, Cyllodes sp., Cyllodes argutus, Coxollodes palaeogenicus (123959) Phenolia sp. (123960) Prometopia europaea (21976)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Prometopia depilis (121480)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Microsoronia hoffeinsorum (124273)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Melipriopsis rasnitsyni, Microsoronia kerneggeri, Microsoronia interfax (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Ukraine Rovnoeurops mckellari (207959) Smicrips fudalai, Heterhelus buzina (201871)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Melipriopsis baltica (110737) Omositoidea gigantea (123438) Smicrips gorskii (124519)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Amartus petrefactus (106381 106382) Carpophilus restructus, Epanuraea ingenita, Nitidula prior (106384) Colastus pygidialis, Cychramites hirtus, Miophenolia cilipes (113749)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France Meligethes detractus (121473)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Meligethes detractus, Oligamphotis irenaei, Amphotis depressa, Omosita sp. (122407)
MP 3028.4 - 23.03Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Nitidula robusta (138696)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Indonesia Procarpophilus macgillavryi (152075)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Europs makarovi (216502)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shandong) Helota chinensis, Helota senilis (138945) Tarrodacne palmus (128551)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Palaeometopia dominicana, Palaeometopia colorata (122472) Palaeopeplus cascus (123393)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Cybocephalus californicus (123022) Cybocephalus sp. (106431)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation Lasiodactylus caucasicus (105571)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Croatia Amphotis bella (117250) Nitidula radobojana (117246)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Amphotis oeningensis (122868) Nitidula maculigera, Nitidula ancora, Nitidula pallida (117252) Nitidula melanaria (115304)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Germany (Niedersachsen) Nitidulini indet. (155692)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Nitidula sp. (160146)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Aspidiphorus orbiculatus (168265 168266) Epuria sp. (168267) Epuria sp., Aspidiphorus orbiculatus (168269) Meligethes sp., Brachypterolus pulicarius, Epuria sp., Aspidiphorus orbiculatus (168271) Meligethes sp., Epuria sp., Aspidiphorus orbiculatus (168264 168272)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Kateretes rufilabris (163070)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Conotelus obscurus (169353) Epuraea planulata (169333) Epuraea sp. (169345) Rhizophagus remotus (169336)