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Rhantus exsoletus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Dytiscidae

Taxonomy
Dytiscus exsoletus was named by Forster (1771). It is extant.

It was recombined as Rantus exsoletus by Coope et al. (1961); it was recombined as Rhantus exsoletus by Nilsson (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1771Dytiscus exsoletus Forster p. 57
1961Rantus exsoletus Coope et al.
2001Rhantus exsoletus Nilsson

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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
suborderAdephaga
familyDytiscidae()
subfamilyColymbetinaeErichson 1837
tribeColymbetiniErichson 1837
genusRhantusDejean 1833
speciesexsoletus()

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.

Rhantus exsoletus Forster 1771
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available