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Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Taxonomy
Ochthedromus planatus was named by LeConte (1848). It is extant.

It was recombined as Bembidion (Plataphus) planatum by Böcher (1995); it was recombined as Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum by Maddison (2012) and Bousquet (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Ochthedromus planatus LeConte
1995Bembidion (Plataphus) planatum Böcher p. 24
2012Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum Bousquet
2012Bembidion (Melomalus) planatum Maddison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderAdephaga
familyCarabidae()
subfamilyTrechinae()
Trechitae
tribeBembidiiniStephens 1827
genusBembidion
subgenusMelomalus
speciesplanatum(LeConte 1848)

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Gelasian or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Greenland Bembidion planatum (160109 160144)