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Paussinae (ant nest beetle)
Taxonomy
Paussidae was named by Latreille (1806). It is extant.
It was reranked as the subfamily Paussinae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Nagel (1997), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Caraboidea by Crowson (1981); and to Carabidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Nagel (1997), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was reranked as the subfamily Paussinae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Nagel (1997), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
It was assigned to Caraboidea by Crowson (1981); and to Carabidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Nagel (1997), Wappler (2003), Bouchard et al. (2011) and Cai et al. (2022).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1806 | Paussidae Latreille |
| 1838 | Ozaenidae Hope |
| 1861 | Ozaenidae LeConte p. 14 |
| 1981 | Paussidae Crowson p. 694 |
| 1995 | Paussinae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 1997 | Paussinae Nagel |
| 2003 | Paussinae Wappler |
| 2011 | Paussinae Bouchard et al. |
| 2022 | Paussinae Cai et al. |
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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.
Subfm. Paussinae Latreille 1806 [ant nest beetle]
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Tr. Paussini Latreille 1806
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Subtr. †Arthropteritina Luna de Carvalho 1961
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Subtr. Carabidomemnina Wasmann 1928
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G. Eohomopterus Wasmann 1919
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†Eohomopterus paulmuelleri Nagel 1987
†Eohomopterus poinari Nagel 1997
†Eohomopterus simojovelensis Solórzano Kraemer 2006
Subtr. Cerapterina Billberg 1820
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G. †Protocerapterus Wasmann 1926
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†Protocerapterus incola Wasmann 1929
†Protocerapterus primigenius Wasmann 1926
Subtr. †Eopaussina Luna de Carvalho 1951
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Subtr. Paussina Latreille 1806
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G. Paussus Linnaeus 1775
G. Pleuarthropterus Wasmann 1929
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Subg. †Pleuarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) Nagel 1987
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†Pleuarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) nonsucineus Wappler 2003
G. †Pleurarthropterus Wasmann 1929
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Subg. †Pleurarthropterus (Acmarthropterus) Wasmann 1929
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†Pleurarthropterus (Acmarthropterus) kuntzeni Wasmann 1929
Subg. †Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) Nagel 1987
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†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) andreei Wasmann 1929
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) antiquus Wasmann 1926
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) aterrimus Wasmann 1929
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) balticus Wasmann 1926
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) fritschi Wasmann 1929
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) hagedorni Wasmann 1926
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) schaufussi Wasmann 1926
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) simoni Wasmann 1926
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) skwarrae Wasmann 1929
†Pleurarthropterus (Balticarthropterus) subtilis Wasmann 1926
Subg. †Pleurarthropterus (Pleurarthropterus) Wasmann 1929
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†Pleurarthropterus (Pleurarthropterus) hermenaui Wasmann 1926
G. †Succinarthropterus Kolbe 1926
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†Succinarthropterus helmi Schaufuss 1896
†Succinarthropterus kolbei Wasmann 1926
†Succinarthropterus kuhlii Stein 1877
Invalid names: Arthropterillus Wasmann 1926 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ozaenidae Hope 1838 [synonym], Ozaenini [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the MP 13 to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 48.60000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 40.4 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 40.4 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| MP 13 | Germany (Eifel) | Pleuarthropterus nonsucineus (138912) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Arthropterillus kolbei (123757) Arthropterus andreei, Arthropterus skwarrae, Arthropterus balticus, Arthropterus kuntzeni, Cerapterites primaevus, Protocerapterus incola, Arthropterus hermenaui (124105) Arthropterus antiquus, Cerapterites primaevus, Arthropterites klebsi (124073) Arthropterus aterrimus, Arthropterus fritschi (127170) Arthropterus helmi, Arthropterus simoni (124088) Arthropterus helmi, Arthropterus subtilis, Arthropterus hagedorni, Arthropterus schaufussi, Eopaussus balticus, Paussus sp. (123927) Arthropterus kuhlii (123221) Arthropterus subtilis (127169) Cerapterites sp., Pleurarthropterus balticus, Pleurarthropterus aterrimus (110735) Pleurarthropterus sp. (139207) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Arthropterus helmi (123438) Paussoides mengei (120811) Protocerapterus primigenius (109625) | |
| Priabonian | Ukraine | Eohomopterus sp. (216854) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Paussopsis nearctica (106380) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Eohomopterus simojovelensis (21977) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Eohomopterus paulmuelleri, Homopterus hispaniolensis (139206) Eohomopterus poinari (122472) |