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Bostrichiformia
Taxonomy
Bostrichiformia was named by Forbes (1926) [rank=series]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Polyphaga by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Polyphaga by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Cai et al. (2022).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1926 | Bostrichiformia Forbes |
| 1995 | Bostrichiformia Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2011 | Bostrichiformia Bouchard et al. p. 333 |
| 2022 | Bostrichiformia Cai et al. |
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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.
Infraor. Bostrichiformia Forbes 1926
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Superfm. Bostrichoidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Bostrichidae Latreille 1802 [false powderpost beetle]
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Subfm. †Alitrepaninae Peng et al. 2022
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G. †Poinarinius Legalov 2018
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†Poinarinius aladelicatus Peng et al. 2022
†Poinarinius antonkozlovi Legalov and Háva 2022
†Poinarinius aristovi Legalov and Háva 2022
†Poinarinius borowskii Legalov and Háva 2022
†Poinarinius burmaensis Legalov 2018
†Poinarinius coziki Háva and Legalov 2023
†Poinarinius cretaceus Legalov and Háva 2022
†Poinarinius decimus Háva and Legalov 2023
†Poinarinius kachinus Wang et al. 2024
†Poinarinius lesnei Legalov and Háva 2022
†Poinarinius perkovskyi Legalov and Háva 2022
†Poinarinius vetus Wang et al. 2024
†Poinarinius zahradniki Legalov and Háva 2022
Invalid names: Alitrepanum Peng et al. 2022 [synonym]
Subfm. Bostrichinae Latreille 1802
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Subfm. Dinoderinae Thomson 1863
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G. Stephanopachys Waterhouse 1888
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†Stephanopachys ambericus Zahradník and Háva 2015
†Stephanopachys cretaceus Háva 2025
†Stephanopachys electron Zahradník and Háva 2015
Stephanopachys substriatus Paykull 1800
†Stephanopachys vetus Peris et al. 2014
Subfm. Polycaoninae Lesne 1896
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Invalid names: Dysidinae Lesne 1921 [empty], Euderiinae Lesne 1934 [empty], Lyctidae [replaced], Psoinae Blanchard 1851 [empty]
Fm. Dermestidae Latreille 1804 [skin beetle]
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Subfm. Attageninae Laporte 1840
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Tr. Attagenini Laporte 1840
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G. Aethriostoma Motschulsky 1868
G. Attagenus Latreille 1802
G. †Cretoattagenus Háva 2020
Subfm. †Cretodermestinae Deng et al. 2017
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Subfm. Dermestinae Latreille 1804
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Invalid names: Marioutini Jacobson 1913 [empty], Thorictini Agassiz 1846 [empty]
Subfm. Megatominae Leach 1815
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Tr. Anthrenini Gistel 1848
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G. Anthrenus Geoffroy 1762
Invalid names: Anthrenina Gistl 1848 [invalid subgroup]
Tr. Megatomini Leach 1815
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G. †Cretomegatoma Háva 2021
G. Globicornis Latreille 1829
Subtr. Megatomina Leach 1815
Subtr. Orphinina Zhou et al. 2022
G. †Tuberphradonoma Háva 2021
Subfm. Orphilinae Le Conte 1861
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G. †Nothattagenus Li and Cai 2022
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†Nothattagenus burmiticus Cai et al. 2016
†Nothattagenus secundus Deng et al. 2017
Subfm. Trinodinae Casey 1900
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Tr. Trinodini Casey 1900
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G. Apsectus Le Conte 1854
G. Evorinea Beal 1961
G. †Oisenodes Kirejtshuk et al. 2010
G. Trinodes Dejean 1821
Invalid names: Thylodriini Semenov-Tian-Shanskij 1913 [empty]
G. †Tryoniopsis Dunstan 1923
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†Tryoniopsis granulata Dunstan 1923
†Tryoniopsis punctata Dunstan 1923
Fm. Ptinidae Latreille 1802 [spider beetle]
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Subfm. Anobiinae Fleming 1821
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G. Actenobius Fall 1905
Tr. Anobiini Fleming 1821
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G. Anobium Fabricius 1775 [furniture beetle]
G. Microbregma Seidlitz 1889
G. Nicobium LeConte 1861
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†Nicobium cretaceum Háva and Zahradník 2023
†Nicobium necrocrator Alekseev et al. 2024
Invalid names: Anobium jacquelinae Hawkeswood et al. 2009 [nomen dubium], Nicobiini White 1982 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Dorcatominae Thomson 1859
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G. Stagetus Wollaston 1861
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†Stagetus arturi Háva and Zahradník 2020
†Stagetus michalskii Háva and Zahradník 2022
†Stagetus szydlowskae Háva and Zahradník 2022
†Stagetus zahradniki Háva 2022
Invalid names: Petaliini White 1982 [invalid subgroup]
Subfm. Dryophilinae Gistel 1848
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Subfm. Ernobiinae Pic 1912
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Tr. Ernobiini Pic 1912
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G. †Eocenobius Alekseev et al. 2023
G. Episernus Thomson 1863
G. Ernobius Thomson 1859
G. †Tuberernobius Zahradník and Háva 2014
Subfm. Eucradinae Leconte 1861
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Tr. Eucradini Le Conte 1861
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Tr. Hedobiini Mulsant and Rey 1868
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G. †Carstenium Alekseev and Bukejs 2024
G. †Costatomorphus Háva and Zahradník 2025
G. †Granulobium Li et al. 2023
Subfm. Mesocoelopodinae Mulsant and Rey 1864
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Subfm. Ptininae Latreille 1802
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G. †Electrognostus Philips and Mynhardt 2011
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†Electrognostus intermedius Philips and Mynhardt 2011
Tr. Ptinini Latreille 1802
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G. Dignomus Wollaston 1862
G. †Dignoptinus Alekseev et al. 2019
G. Epauloecus Mulsant and Rey 1868
G. Niptus Boieldieu 1856
G. Oviedinus Bellés 2010
G. Ptinus Linnaeus 1767
G. †Sucinoptinus Bellés and Vitali 2007
Subfm. Xyletininae Gistel 1848
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G. †Xyletinites von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
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†Xyletinites tumbicola von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
Invalid names: Alvarenganiellinae Viana and Martinez 1971 [empty], Anobiidae Fleming 1821 [synonym], Ptilininae Shuckard 1840 [empty]
Invalid names: Endecatomidae LeConte 1861 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Norian to the top of the Holocene or 227.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 205.7 Ma
Collections (124 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Norian | Australia (Queensland) | Tryoniopsis punctata, Tryoniopsis granulata (111558) | |
| Callovian - Oxfordian | China (Nei Mongol) | Paradermestes jurassicus (184690) | |
| Kimmeridgian | USA (Wyoming) | Dermestidae indet. (46468) | |
| Kimmeridgian - Tithonian | USA (Colorado) | Dermestidae indet. (25141) | |
| Early/Lower Barremian | Lebanon | Cretonodes antounazari (122471) | |
| Aptian | Russian Federation (Buryatia) | Bostrichoidea indet. (113350) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian | Egypt | Pseudomesalia quadrilineata (151611 151613) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | France (Poitou-Charentes) | Stephanopachys vetus (99114) | |
| Late/Upper Albian | Spain (Aragón) | Actenobius magneoculus (91626) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Alitrepanum aladelicatum, Poinarinius vetus, Poinarinius kachinus (201881) Anthrenus larvalis (231789) Attagenus burmiticus, Cretasernus spinosus, Granulobium whitei, Toxesbium kundratai (161726) Attagenus lundi (178122) Benemerita burmitica (187030) Dermestes larvalis (123020) Dermestes sp., Attagenus sp., Attagenus secundus, Cretodermestes palpalis, Megatoma atypica, Dermestes lawrencei (165561) Poinarinius burmaensis, Cretolgus minimus, Poinarinius aladelicatus, Poinarinius aristovi, Poinarinius antonkozlovi, Poinarinius perkovskyi, Poinarinius zahradniki, Poinarinius borowskii, Poinarinius lesnei, Poinarinius cretaceus, Granulobium perkovskyi (182624) Trogoderma sp., Megatominae indet., Attagenus secundus, Cretodermestes palpalis, Poinarinius burmaensis, Cretoattagenus coziki, Tuberphradonoma burmitica, Cretomegatoma atypica, Anthrenus larvalis, Tuberphradonoma secunda, Poinarinius aladelicatus, Poinarinius aristovi, Poinarinius antonkozlovi, Poinarinius borowskii, Poinarinius lesnei, Attagenus coziki, Nicobium cretaceum, Poinarinius decimus, Poinarinius coziki, Melalgus cretaceus, Burmostrichus brunneus, Poinarinius kachinus, Attagenus motykai, Costatomorphus cretaceus, Stephanopachys cretaceus (205556) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | USA (Texas) | Ptinidae indet. (232443) | |
| Turonian | USA (New Jersey) | Stegobium raritanensis, Attagenus turonianensis (110895) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | Mexico (Coahuila) | Dermestidae indet. (68039) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Dermestidae indet. (22692) | |
| Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian | Mongolia (Omnogov) | Dermestidae indet. (174156) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | USA (Alaska) | Dermestidae indet. (51889) | |
| Early/Lower Maastrichtian | Romania (Hunedoara) | Dermestidae indet. (221768) | |
| Thanetian | USA (Alaska) | Megatominae indet. (196713) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Venablesia spp., Venablesia sp., Venablesia colluvium, Anobiidae indet. (126591) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Oisenodes gallicus, Oisenodes azari, Oisenodes clavatus, Oisenodes metepisternalis, Oisenodes oisensis, Oisenodes transversus (123850) | |
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | Anobium ovale (122090) Anobium ovale, Anobium deceptum, Anobium lignitum (121322) Sitodrepa defuncta (121306) | |
| Lutetian | Russian Federation | Trogoderma ainu (107340) | |
| Lutetian | Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) | Niptus rugosopunctatus, Niptus denserugosus (114060) | |
| MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | Attagenus sp. (135641 135644 138912) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | USA (Colorado) | Dermestes tertiarius, Xestobium alutaceum, Attagenus aboriginalis (122093) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Anthrenus ambericus (169244) Attagenus balticus (124273) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Attagenus gedanicissimus (207959) Dermestes vetustus, Sucinoptinus sp., Sucinoptinus rovnoensis (113621) Sucinoptinus brevipennis (122996) Trinodes puetzi, Sucinoptinus sp. (122997) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Anobium jacquelinae (124204) Anthrenus sp., Anthrenus ambericus, Globicornis ingelehmannae, Attagenus gedanicissimus, Attagenus gorskii (172936) Anthrenus sp., Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Trinodes sp., Megatoma electra, Nicobium necrocrator (192258) Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Trogoderma larvalis, Trinodes puetzi, Globicornis ambericus, Ptinus scalovicus, Ptinus burukovskyi, Petalium bruteno, Ranolus hrdlickai, Globicornis samlandensis, Orphilus dudkoi (124202) Attagenus yantarnyi, Microbregma waldwico, Xyletinus barsevskisi (152022) Bostrichoidea indet. (201682) Crichtonia macleani (123766) Dermestes progenitor (147612) Ernobius sp., Anthrenus groehni, Sucinoptinus bukejsi, Sucinoptinus sucini, Episernus palvenikensis, Ptinus anastasiae, Eocenobius praestigitator (139928) Globicornis rakovici, Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus ambericus (124201) Hemicoelus favonii, Globicornis samlandensis (180657) Megatoma electra, Ernobius nadravicus, Anthrenus electron, Xyletinus arturi (123764) Orphilus dudkoi (234648) Sucinoptinus sucini (139929) Sucinoptinus sucini, Ptinus inclusus (138000) Trinodes puetzi (124203) Trinodinae indet., Megatoma electra, Anthrenus kerneggeri, Evorinea amberica, Attagenus obesus, Attagenus balticus, Phradonoma ambericum, Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus ambericus, Anthrenus groehni, Globicornis ambericus, Trogoderma larvalis, Sucinoptinus sucini, Ptinus scalovicus, Ptinus burukovskyi, Stephanopachys ambericus, Trichodesma electra, Trichodesma groehni, Trichodesma amberica, Falsogastrallus groehni, Globicornis groehni, Ptinus fantii, Ptinus electron, Ptinus groehni, Carstenium kensbargense, Hyperisus carstengroehni (110735) | |
| Priabonian | Denmark | Stephanopachys ambericus, Globicornis vitusberingi (123762) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation | Ernobius sp., Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus ambericus, Trinodes puetzi, Sucinoptinus bukejsi, Megatoma electra, Microbregma waldwico, Ernobius varmicus, Ernobius barticus, Ernobius notangicus, Ernobius nadravicus, Dryophilus hoffeinsorum, Homophthalmus sp., Homophthalmus kunnegsgarbensis, Dignomus regiomontanus, Ptinus scalovicus, Ptinus burukovskyi, Ptinus balticus, Stephanopachys electron, Xyletinus besseli, Trichodesma sp. (123419) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Anthrenus sp. (224863) Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus electron, Anobium sucinoemarginatum (120813) Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Anthrenus electron, Xyletinus lobanovi, Petalium bruteno, Petalium widewuto (110737) Dryophilus hoffeinsorum (185561) Ernobius electrinus (123438) Megatoma electra, Anthrenus sp., Anthrenus kerneggeri, Phradonoma ambericum, Anthrenus groehni, Globicornis ambericus, Microbregma waldwico, Ernobius barticus, Ptinus balticus, Xyletinus michalskii, Xyletinus arturi, Gastrallus michalskii, Ernobius arturi, Xestobium michalskii, Stagetus arturi, Ptinus fantii, Petalium widewuto, Stagetus zahradniki, Attagenus hoffeinsorum, Stagetus szydlowskae, Stagetus michalskii, Lasioderma michalskii, Sucinoptinus zahradniki (205557) Trinodes sp., Globicornis ambericus, Attagenus gorskii, Gastrallus zjantaru, Hadrobregmus ambericus, Tuberernobius ambericus, Xylasia gorskii (124519) | |
| Priabonian | Germany | Attagenus sp., Xyletinini indet., Microbregma sp., Ernobius varmicus, Xyletinus sp. (123769) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Dermestes tertiarius, Orphilus dubius, Xylobiops lacustre (106381) Dermestes tertiarius, Xylobiops lacustre, Eucnemis antiquatus, Ernobius effetus, Xestobium alutaceum, Oligomerus florissantensis, Oligomerus duratus, Anobium durescens, Amphicerus sublaevis, Attagenus sopitus (106384) Orphilus dubius (125145) Protapate contorta (124002) Vrilletta monstrosa (124624) Xylobiops lacustre, Vrilletta tenuistriata, Dinoderus cuneicollis, Oligomerus breviusculus, Gastrallanobium subconfusum (113749) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France | Dorcatoma bovistae (121474) | |
| Chattian | Austria | Ptinus antiquus (122879) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | France (Puy-de-Dome) | Niptus sp. (155204) | |
| MP 30 | Germany | Ptinus primordialis, Xyletinites tumbicola (123945) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Spain | Ernobius alonsoi (123306) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Cryptorama sp. (140212) Cryptorhopalum electron (140210) Stichtoptychus mexambrus (140211) | |
| Burdigalian | New Zealand (Otago) | Dermestidae indet. (191650) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Cryptorhopalum electron, Amberoderma beali, Attagenus ambericus, Cryptorhopalum jantaricum, Cryptorhopalum ambericum, Cryptorhopalum dominicanum (151363) Cryptorhopalum sp. (231788) Discoclavata dominicana, Amberoderma beali, Cryptorhopalum jantaricum, Attagenus electron, Cryptorhopalum macieji, Cryptorhopalum kaliki, Caccoleptus prokopi, Caccoleptus electron, Apsectus sp. (122472) Electrognostus intermedius (140831) Okamninus annae (123393) Oviedinus hispaniolensis (139930) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Miocryptorhopalum kirkbyae (152198) | |
| Middle Miocene | Germany | Attagenus extinctus (152936) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Dermestes pauper (115305) | |
| Messinian | USA (Alaska) | Anobiidae indet. (123352) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | Dermestidae indet. (22356) | |
| Gelasian | Greenland | Cacotemnis carinatus (160144) Ptinus sp. (160165) | |
| Calabrian - Ionian | United Kingdom (Durham) | Anobium domesticum (140489) | |
| Chibanian | Russian Federation | Stephanopachys substriatus (163100) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Anobium punctatum (168270 168271 168272) Anobium punctatum, Anobiidae indet. (168264) Bostrychidae indet., Anobium punctatum (168265) Dryophilus sp. (168268) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Warwickshire) | Anobium punctatum (169392) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Texas) | Ptinus sp., Niptus abtruses (169405) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Arizona) | Ptinus priminidi (169403 169404) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation (Astrakhan) | Dermestes sp., Dermestes laniarius (125794) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | Caenocara bovistae (163070) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Washington) | Anobiidae indet. (157092) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation | Caenocara bovistae (153439 153443 153445 153446) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (England) | Ptinus sp. (164905) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Ptinus priminidi (169402) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Colorado) | Trogoxylon parallelopipedum (169350) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Pennsylvania) | Bostrichidae indet. (137210) | |
| Holocene | Argentina | Dermestes maculatus (162173) | |
| Holocene | Poland | Ptinus salinus (151502) |