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Eucneminae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Eucnemidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Eucneminae Eschscholtz
1993Eucneminae Muona
1995Eucneminae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2011Eucneminae Bouchard et al.
2020Eucneminae Muona p. 2
2021Eucneminae Muona p. 7
2022Eucneminae Cai et al.
2023Eucneminae Otto p. 10
2025Eucneminae Li et al. p. 11

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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
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyElateroidea
familyEucnemidaeEschscholtz 1829
subfamilyEucneminaeEschscholtz 1829
subfamilyEucneminaeEschscholtz 1829

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. Eucneminae Eschscholtz 1829
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Tr. Dendrocharini Muona 1993
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G. †Potergites Britton 1960
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†Potergites brittoni Muona 2021
†Potergites senectus Britton 1960
Tr. Dyscharachthini Muona 1993
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G. †Cylus Muona 2020
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†Cylus carinifer Muona 2020
G. Dyscharachthis Blackburn 1900
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†Dyscharachthis freiae Muona 1993
†Dyscharachthis frickae Muona 2021
Tr. Eucnemini Eschscholtz 1829
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G. Eucnemis Ahrens 1812
G. Idiotarsus Bonvouloir 1871
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†Idiotarsus poinari Otto 2023
G. Poecilochrus de Bonvouloir 1871
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†Poecilochrus balticus Muona 2021
G. †Falsothambus Muona 2020
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†Falsothambus burmensis Muona 2020
Tr. Mesogenini Muona 1993
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G. Arisus de Bonvouloir 1871
G. †Paleoeucnemis Muona 2020
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†Paleoeucnemis minutus Muona 2020
G. †Protovitellius Muona 2020
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G. †Sieglindea Muona 1993
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†Sieglindea antiqua Muona 2020
†Sieglindea hundingi Muona 1993
†Sieglindea siegmundi Muona 1993
Tr. Proutianini Muona 1993
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G. Myall Muona 1993
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†Myall burmensis Muona 2020
G. †Pseudomyall Muona 2020
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G. †Yallmoleia Li et al. 2025
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†Yallmoleia arriagavarelai Li et al. 2025
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 Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Langhian or 100.50000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cylus carinifer, Falsothambus burmensis, Falsothambus gracilicornis, Myall burmensis, Pseudomyall elongatulus, Paleoeucnemis minutus, Protovitellius deceptus (200411) Yallmoleia arriagavarelai (161726)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom (England) Potergites senectus (126591)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Dyscharachthis woglindae, Dyscharachthis freiae, Sieglindea siegmundi, Arisus sp., Poecilochrus sp. (147612) Sieglindea antiqua, Dyscharachthis frickae, Poecilochrus balticus, Potergites brittoni (200410)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Sieglindea hundingi (129227)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Dominican Republic Dyscharachthis dominicana, Idiotarsus poinari (229111)