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Mesoscarabaeus

Insecta - Coleoptera

Taxonomy
Mesoscarabaeus was named by Hong (1982). Its type is Mesoscarabaeus corneus.

It was assigned to Scarabaeidae by Hong (1982); and to Scarabaeoidea by Krell (2000).

Species
M. corneus (type species), M. morulosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Mesoscarabaeus Hong p. 123
2000Mesoscarabaeus Krell p. 888

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
genusMesoscarabaeus

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. †Mesoscarabaeus Hong 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available