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Cucujoidea

Insecta - Coleoptera

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Cucujoidea Latreille p. 210
1981Clavicornia Crowson p. 697
1981Cucujoidea Crowson p. 697
1981Heteromera Crowson p. 697
1995Cucujoidea Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2002Sinisilvanidae Hong p. 132
2002Sinisilvana Hong p. 134
2002Sinisilvana fushunensis Hong p. 134 figs. Pl 9, fig 3; text-fig 2.6.93-105
2011Cucujoidea Bouchard et al. p. 353
2015Cucujoidea Robertson et al.
2022Cucujoidea Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—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
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyCucujoidea
superfamilyCucujoidea

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. Cucujoidea Latreille 1802
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G. †Alloterocucus Li et al. 2022
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†Alloterocucus atratus Li et al. 2022
Fm. Cryptophagidae Kirby 1837 [silken fungus beetle]
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Subfm. Atomariinae LeConte 1861
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Tr. Atomariini Le Conte 1861
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G. Atomaria Stephens 1829
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Subg. Atomaria (Anchicera) Thomson 1863
Subg. Atomaria (Atomaria) Stephens 1829
Atomaria mesomela Herbst 1792
†Atomaria protogaea Heer 1862
G. Ephistemus Stephens 1829
G. †Nganasania Zherikhin 1977
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†Nganasania khetica Zherikhin 1977
†Nganasania taymyrica Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2014
G. †Shixitomaria Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2018
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†Shixitomaria cretacea Cai and Wang 2013
Invalid names: Hypocoprini Reitter 1879 [empty]
Subfm. Cryptophaginae Kirby 1837
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Tr. Cryptophagini Kirby 1837
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G. †Albocryptophagus Peris et al. 2017
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†Albocryptophagus cantabricus Peris et al. 2017
G. Antherophagus Dejean 1821
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†Antherophagus megalops Wickham 1913
Antherophagus pallens Linnaeus 1758
†Antherophagus priscus Scudder 1876
G. Cryptophagus Herbst 1792
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†Cryptophagus alexagrestis Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2011
†Cryptophagus bassleri Wickham 1913
†Cryptophagus harenus Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2012
†Cryptophagus minimus Piton 1935
†Cryptophagus petricola Wickham 1916
†Cryptophagus scudderi Wickham 1914
†Cryptophagus sunchalensis Cockerell 1926
†Cryptophagus vorontsovi Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2024
G. †Ennoticus Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2017
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†Ennoticus mnemosynon Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2017
G. Henoticus Thomson 1868
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†Henoticus groehni Bukejs et al. 2023
G. Micrambe Thomson 1863
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Subg. Micrambe (Neomicrambe) Otero and Pereira 2019
†Micrambe sarnensis Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2010
G. †Microticus Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2015
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†Microticus khatanga Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2015
G. Pteryngium Reitter 1887
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Pteryngium crenatum Gyllenhal 1827
G. †Spaniophagus Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2019
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†Spaniophagus hoffeinsae Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2019
G. Telmatophilus Heer 1841
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†Telmatophilus sidorchukae Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2020
G. †Turgaphagites Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2024
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†Turgaphagites clavatus Ponomarenko 1990
Invalid names: Ips Latreille 1802 [replaced]
G. †Lebanophytum Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
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†Lebanophytum excellens Kirejtshuk and Azar 2008
Invalid names: Lebanophytidae Kirejtshuk 2013 [synonym]
Fm. Cucujidae Latreille 1802
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Subfm. Pediacinae Jin et al. 2020
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G. Pediacus Shuckard 1839
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Pediacus fuscus Erichson 1845
†Pediacus periclitans Scudder 1900
Subfm. Platisinae Jin et al. 2020
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G. Platisus Erichson 1842
G. Thesaurus Jin et al. 2020
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†Thesaurus punctatus Ramírez et al. 2016
Fm. Cyclaxyridae Gimmel et al. 2009
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G. Cyclaxyra Broun 1893
G. †Electroxyra Gimmel et al. 2019
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G. †Neolitochropus Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2016
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†Neolitochropus bedovoyi Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2011
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Invalid names: Ephistemus crassipes Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2019 [synonym], Neolitochropus hoffeinsorum Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2016 [synonym], Olibrolitus katyae Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2020 [synonym]
Invalid names: Olibrolitus Lyubarsky and Perkovsky 2020 [synonym]
G. †Pacyclaxyra Tihelka et al. 2021
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†Pacyclaxyra azari Tihelka et al. 2021
Fm. Hobartiidae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1966
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Invalid names: Hobartiinae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1969 [empty]
Fm. Laemophloeidae Ganglbauer 1899
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G. Laemophloeus Dejean 1835
G. Leptophloeus Casey 1916
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Leptophloeus alternans Erichson 1846
G. †Lithocoryne Scudder 1900
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†Lithocoryne arcuata Wickham 1913
†Lithocoryne coloradensis Wickham 1914
†Lithocoryne gravis Scudder 1900
G. Parandrita LeConte and Horn 1883
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†Parandrita vestita Scudder 1890
G. Placonotus MacLeay 1871
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†Placonotus sepulvedae Gomes and Souza 2022
Invalid names: Laemophloeinae [invalid subgroup], Propalticidae Crowson 1952 [synonym]
Subfm. †Meligethiellinae Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 1990
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G. †Meligethiella Medvedev 1969
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†Meligethiella glabra Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 1990
†Meligethiella kovalevi Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 1990
†Meligethiella soroniiformis Medvedev 1969
G. †Ostomalynus Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 1990
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†Ostomalynus ovalis Kirejtshuk and Ponomarenko 1990
Fm. Passandridae Blanchard 1845 [parasitic flat bark beetle]
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Subfm. †Mesopassandrinae Jin et al. 2019
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G. †Mesopassandra Jin et al. 2019
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†Mesopassandra keyao Jin et al. 2019
Subfm. Passandrinae Blanchard 1845
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G. Catogenus Westwood 1830
G. Passandra Dalman 1817
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†Passandra plenaria Kirejtshuk et al. 2019
†Passandra septentrionaria Bukejs et al. 2016
Fm. Phalacridae Leach 1815
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Subfm. Phalacrinae Leach 1815
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G. Olibrus Erichson 1845
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Olibrus affinis Sturm 1807
†Olibrus ornatus Förster 1891
G. Phalacrus Paykull 1800
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Phalacrus caricis Sturm 1807
G. Stilbus Seidlitz 1872
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Stilbus pallidus Casey 1890
Invalid names: Phaenocephalinae Matthews 1899 [empty]
Fm. Phloeostichidae Reitter 1911
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G. †Pleuroceratos Poinar and Kirejtshuk 2008
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†Pleuroceratos burmiticus Poinar and Kirejtshuk 2008
†Pleuroceratos jiewenae Tihelka et al. 2020
†Pleuroceratos tertius Háva 2023
Invalid names: Hymaeinae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1866 [empty], Phloeostichinae Reitter 1911 [empty]
Fm. Silvanidae Kirby 1837
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Subfm. Brontinae Blanchard 1845
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Tr. Brontini Blanchard 1845
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G. †Cretoliota Liu et al. 2019
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†Cretoliota cornutus Liu et al. 2019
G. †Dendrobrontes Kirejtshuk 2011
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†Dendrobrontes popovi Kirejtshuk 2011
G. †Protoliota Liu et al. 2019
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†Protoliota antennatus Liu et al. 2019
†Protoliota paleus Poinar et al. 2023
Tr. Telephanini LeConte 1861
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G. †Antiphloeus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2013
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†Antiphloeus stramineus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2013
Subfm. Silvaninae Kirby 1837
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G. Airaphilus Redtenbacher 1858
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†Airaphilus denticollis Ermisch 1942
†Airaphilus simulacrum Alekseev et al. 2019
G. Austronausibius Halstead 1980
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†Austronausibius aenigmatista Alekseev and Bukejs 2022
G. Cathartosilvanus Grouvelle 1912
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†Cathartosilvanus perkovskyi Alekseev and Bukejs 2021
†Cathartosilvanus siteiterralevis Alekseev et al. 2019
G. †Mistran Alekseev and Bukejs 2016
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†Mistran ot Alekseev and Bukejs 2016
Invalid names: Hyliotinae [empty]
Invalid names: Agapythidae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1969 [empty], Brachypteridae Erichson 1845 [empty], Cavognathidae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1966 [empty], Clavicornia [invalid subgroup], Heteromera [invalid subgroup], Lamingtoniidae Sen Gupta and Crowson 1969 [empty], Myraboliidae Lawrence and Britton 1991 [empty], Priasilphidae Crowson 1973 [empty], Sinisilvanidae Hong 2002 [invalid subgroup], Tasmosalpingidae Lawrence and Britton 1991 [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 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 (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Kazakhstan (Chimkent) Meligethiella kovalevi (106101)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Lebanon Lebanophytum excellens (122471)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Russian Federation (Chita) Meligethiella glabra, Cryptophagites clavatus (119499)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation (Buryatia) Meligethiella soroniiformis (105536)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Russian Federation Ostomalynus ovalis (124811)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Cucujidae indet. (122557)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Spain Albocryptophagus cantabricus (109438)
Albian113.2 - 100.5China (Jiangxi) Atomaria cretacea (152593)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Spain (Aragón) Cucujidae indet. (91626)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar (Kachin) Pleuroceratos burmiticus, Protoliota paleus (104053)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cyclaxyra cretacea (193761) Electroxyra cretacea (178122) Mesopassandra keyao (198811) Pleuroceratos burmiticus (172900) Pleuroceratos burmiticus, Cretoliota cornutus, Protoliota antennatus, Electroxyra cretacea, Pacyclaxyra azari, Alloterocucus atratus, Pleuroceratos jiewenae (161726) Pleuroceratos tertius (205556) Protoliota sp. (165561)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Russian Federation Nganasania khetica, Nganasania taymyrica, Microticus khatanga, Ennoticus mnemosynon (35056)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24France (Auvergne) Passandra plenaria (123463)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0Argentina (Jujuy) Cryptophagus sunchalensis (110536)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) Antiphloeus stramineus (123850)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07China (Liaoning) Sinisilvana fushunensis (124530 124820)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Antherophagus priscus (121306 121322) Parandrita vestita (122090 122092)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Río Negro) Catogenus punctatus (169453)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Antherophagus megalops (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Denmark Micrambe tristis, Micrambe danica (123762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany Cathartosilvanus necromanticus (123769)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Neolitochropus hoffeinsorum, Atomaria saxonica, Neolitochropus bedovoyi (124273)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Atomaria groehni, Henoticus groehni (110735) Atomaria propinqua (152022) Micrambe sarnensis, Atomaria groehni, Atomaria alekseevi (122591) Mistran ot, Passandra septentrionaria, Cathartosilvanus siteiterralevis, Airaphilus simulacrum (180657) Neolitochropus bedovoyi, Atomaria alekseevi (139928)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation Dendrobrontes popovi, Mistran ot, Cathartosilvanus necromanticus, Ephistemus crassipes, Spaniophagus hoffeinsae, Neolitochropus bedovoyi, Olibrolitus katyae (123419)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine Atomaria archibaldi (216854) Atomaria bukejsi (234940) Atomaria telnovi, Cryptophagus vorontsovi, Atomaria saxonica (113621) Cathartosilvanus perkovskyi, Austronausibius aenigmatista, Atomaria perkovskyi (207959) Cryptophagus harenus, Stilbus bedovoyi, Micrambe sarnensis, Cryptophagus alexagrestis (122997) Telmatophilus sidorchukae (209304)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Airaphilus denticollis (123438) Atomaria gedanicola, Neolitochropus bedovoyi, Atomaria alekseevi (110737) Cercyon sp. (123215) Neolitochropus michalskii (205557) Passandra septentrionaria (124519)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Cryptophagus bassleri, Lithocoryne arcuata (124624) Cryptophagus petricola, Lithocoryne coloradensis (113749) Pediacus periclitans, Cryptophagus scudderi, Cryptophagus bassleri, Lithocoryne gravis (106384)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France Olibrus ornatus (121476)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Placonotus sepulvedae (224158)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Atomaria protogaea (122868)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Cucujidae indet. (109196)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8France Cryptophagus minimus (113996)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Greenland Atomaria sp. (160144)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Atomaria mesomelaena, Phalacrus caricis (168268) Atomaria sp. (168265) Cryptophagus sp., Laemophloeus sp. (168264) Laemophloeus sp., Atomaria mesomelaena (168270 168271)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Atomaria sp., Phalacrus caricis (169392) Phalacrus caricis (169389)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Atomaria sp., Olibrus affinis (164905)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Washington) Atomaria sp., Phalacridae indet. (167662) Cryptophagus sp. (169377) Phalacridae indet. (157092) Pteryngium crenatum (169374 169378)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wisconsin) Cryptophagus sp., Pediacus fuscus (169406)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Colorado) Leptophloeus alternans (169336) Stilbus pallidus (169353)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Antherophagus pallens (163070)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Kenya Propalticus sp. (169386)