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Belidae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Belidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Belidae Schoenherr
1981Belidae Crowson p. 698
1992Belidae Kuschel p. 195
1995Belidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. p. 788
2004Belidae Zherikhin and Gratshev
2011Belidae Bouchard et al.
2012Belidae Legalov p. 691
2013Belidae Davis et al.
2015Belidae Legalov p. 1474
2018Belidae Shin et al.
2019Belidae Legalov p. 10
2022Belidae 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
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
Phytophaga
superfamilyCurculionoidea
familyBelidaeSchoenherr 1826
familyBelidaeSchoenherr 1826

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.

Fm. Belidae Schoenherr 1826
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Subfm. Belinae Schoenherr 1826
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Tr. Belini Schoenherr 1826
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Invalid names: Belina Schoenherr 1826 [empty]
Tr. †Davidibelini Legalov 2015
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G. †Davidibelus Zherikhin and Gratshev 2004
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Davidibelus cearensis Zherikhin and Gratshev 2004
Invalid names: Belitae Schoenherr 1826 [empty], Pachyurinae Kuschel 1959 [synonym], Pachyurini Kuschel 1959 [empty]
Subfm. †Montsecbelinae Legalov 2015
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Tr. †Montsecbelini Legalov 2015
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G. †Montsecbelus Zherikhin and Gratshev 1997
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Montsecbelus solutus Whalley and Jarzembowski 1985
Subfm. Oxycoryninae Schönherr 1840
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Unr. Aglycyderitae Wollaston 1864
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Tr. †Distenorrhinoidini Legalov 2009
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G. †Distenorrhinoides Gratshev and Zherikhin 2000
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Distenorrhinoides simulator Gratshev and Zherikhin 2000
Invalid names: Proterhinidae Fauvel 1891 [synonym]
Unr. Allocorynitae Sharp 1890
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Tr. Allocorynini Sharp 1890
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G. †Pleurambus Poinar and Legalov 2014
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Pleurambus strongylus Poinar and Legalov 2014
Tr. †Palaeorhopalotriini Legalov 2013
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G. †Palaeorhopalotria Legalov 2013
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Palaeorhopalotria neli Legalov 2013
G. †Khetana Zherikhin 1993
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Khetana decapitata Zherikhin 1993
Unr. Oxycorynitae Schönherr 1840
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Tr. Metrioxenini Voss 1953
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G. Metrioxena Pascoe 1870
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Subg. Metrioxena (Metrioxena) Pascoe 1870
Subtr. Pseudometrioxenina Legalov 2023
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G. †Archimetrioxena Voss 1953
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Invalid names: Palaeometrioxena Legalov 2012 [synonym]
Subtr. Zherichinixenina Legalov 2009
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G. †Paltorhynchus Scudder 1893
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Paltorhynchus bisulcatus Scudder 1893
Paltorhynchus depratus Scudder 1893
Paltorhynchus narwhal Scudder 1893
Paltorhynchus sedatus Scudder 1893
G. †Succinometrioxena Legalov 2012
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Succinometrioxena attenuata Legalov and Poinar 2020
Succinometrioxena poinari Legalov 2012
Invalid names: Metrioxenina Voss 1953 [empty]
Tr. Oxycraspedini Marvaldi and Oberprieler 2006
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G. †Bojebenzonia Legalov et al. 2023
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Bojebenzonia karinae Legalov et al. 2023
G. Oxycraspedus Kuschel 1955
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Oxycraspedus argetus Legalov and Poinar 2023
Oxycraspedus poinari Legalov 2016
Invalid names: Aglycyderinae Wollaston 1864 [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 Berriasian to the top of the Langhian or 143.10000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 132.6 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Hong Kong Equiflagrum paklapwanensum (173066) Equiflagrum pingchauensum (173065)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain Distenorrhinoides simulator (104052)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Cataluña) Eobelus solutus (118325)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Davidibelus cearensis (122352)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France (Poitou-Charentes) Belidae indet. (99114)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Russian Federation (Khabarovsk) Khetana decapitata (123528)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Paltorhynchus bisulcatus (114681)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Paltorhynchus narwhal, Trypanorhynchus depratus (122093)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Gard) Palaeorhopalotria neli (144529)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Archimetrioxena electrica (123771) Archimetrioxena zherikhini (110735) Bojebenzonia karinae (123907) Oxycraspedus poinari, Succinometrioxena attenuata, Oxycraspedus argetus (125139) Palaeometrioxena zherikhini (122591) Palaeometrioxena zherikhini, Succinometrioxena poinari, Succinometrioxena bachofeni, Archimetrioxena electrica, Oxycraspedus poinari (134456) Succinometrioxena andrushchenkoi (192258)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Poland Succinometrioxena poinari (124519)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Paltorhynchus narwhal, Paltorhynchus rectirostris, Trypanorhynchus depratus, Trypanorhynchus sedatus (106384)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Pleurambus strongylus (122472)