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Riolus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elmidae

Taxonomy
Riolus was named by Mulsant and Rey (1872). It is extant. Its type is Limnius cupreus.

It was assigned to Elmidae by Aalto et al. (1984); and to Elmina by Kobayashi et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Riolus Mulsant and Rey
1900Normandia Pic
1984Riolus Aalto et al. p. 74
2021Riolus Kobayashi 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
Holometabola
RankNameAuthor
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderElateriformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyDryopoidea
familyElmidaeCurtis 1830
subfamilyElminaeCurtis 1830
tribeElminiCurtis 1830
subtribeElminaCurtis 1830
genusRiolusMulsant and Rey 1872

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. Riolus Mulsant and Rey 1872
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Riolus cupreus Muller 1806
Riolus nitens Muller 1817
Invalid names: Normandia Pic 1900 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available