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Merophysiinae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Endomychidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Merophysiinae Seidlitz
1888Holoparamecinae Seidlitz
1995Holoparamecinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
1995Merophysiinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2009Merophysiinae Shockley et al. p. 64
2014Merophysiinae Shockley and Alekseev
2018Merophysiinae Tomaszewska et al. p. 291
2022Merophysiinae Cai et al.
2023Merophysiinae Arriaga-Varela et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyCoccinelloidea
familyEndomychidae()
subfamilyMerophysiinaeSeidlitz 1872
subfamilyMerophysiinaeSeidlitz 1872

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. Merophysiinae Seidlitz 1872
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G. †Cretaparamecus Tomaszewska et al. 2018
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Cretaparamecus angustus Arriaga-Varela et al. 2023
Cretaparamecus crassipes Arriaga-Varela et al. 2023
Cretaparamecus tarsalis Tomaszewska et al. 2018
Cretaparamecus uncinus Arriaga-Varela et al. 2023
Invalid names: Holoparamecinae Seidlitz 1888 [synonym]
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 Priabonian or 99.60000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.5 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Cretaparamecus angustus (165560) Cretaparamecus crassipes (165561) Cretaparamecus tarsalis (178121) Cretaparamecus uncinus (231907)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Holoparamecus hoffeinsorum (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Holoparamecus hoffeinsorum (110735) Holoparamecus hoffeinsorum, Holoparamecus paschalis (140810)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Holoparamecus hoffeinsorum (205557)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Halle) Holoparamecus hoffeinsorum (180731)