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Phlaeopterus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae

Taxonomy
Phlaeopterus was named by Motschulsky (1853). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anthophagini by Herman (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Phlaeopterus Motschulsky
2001Phlaeopterus Herman p. 366

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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
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyStaphylinoidea
familyStaphylinidae()
subfamilyOmaliinaeMacLeay 1825
tribeAnthophaginiThomson 1859
genusPhlaeopterusMotschulsky 1853

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.

G. Phlaeopterus Motschulsky 1853
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available