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Megasternum

Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae

Taxonomy
Megasternum was named by Mulsant (1844). It is extant. It is the type genus of Megasternini.

It was assigned to Megasternini by Bouchard et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Megasternum Mulsant
2011Megasternum Bouchard et al.

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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
superfamilyHydrophiloidea
familyHydrophilidae
subfamilySphaeridiinae()
tribeMegasterniniMulsant 1844
genusMegasternumMulsant 1844

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. Megasternum Mulsant 1844
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Megasternum obscurum Marsham 1802
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available