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Megatominae
Taxonomy
Megatomida was named by Leach (1815). It is extant. Its type is Megatoma.
It was reranked as the subfamily Megatominae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Háva (2004), Háva and Prokop (2004), Háva (2008), Háva (2014), Zahradník and Háva (2014), Háva (2015), Poinar and Háva (2015), Háva and Alekseev (2015), Deng et al. (2017), Bukejs and Háva (2018), Háva and Bukejs (2018), Háva (2020), Zhou et al. (2022), Cai et al. (2022), Bukejs et al. (2023) and Háva (2023).
It was assigned to Dermestidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Háva (2004), Háva and Prokop (2004), Háva (2008), Háva (2014), Zahradník and Háva (2014), Háva (2015), Poinar and Háva (2015), Háva and Alekseev (2015), Deng et al. (2017), Bukejs and Háva (2018), Háva and Bukejs (2018), Háva (2020), Zhou et al. (2022), Cai et al. (2022), Bukejs et al. (2023) and Háva (2023).
It was reranked as the subfamily Megatominae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Háva (2004), Háva and Prokop (2004), Háva (2008), Háva (2014), Zahradník and Háva (2014), Háva (2015), Poinar and Háva (2015), Háva and Alekseev (2015), Deng et al. (2017), Bukejs and Háva (2018), Háva and Bukejs (2018), Háva (2020), Zhou et al. (2022), Cai et al. (2022), Bukejs et al. (2023) and Háva (2023).
It was assigned to Dermestidae by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Háva (2004), Háva and Prokop (2004), Háva (2008), Háva (2014), Zahradník and Háva (2014), Háva (2015), Poinar and Háva (2015), Háva and Alekseev (2015), Deng et al. (2017), Bukejs and Háva (2018), Háva and Bukejs (2018), Háva (2020), Zhou et al. (2022), Cai et al. (2022), Bukejs et al. (2023) and Háva (2023).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1995 | Megatominae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. |
| 2004 | Megatominae Háva p. 150 |
| 2004 | Megatominae Háva and Prokop p. 180 |
| 2008 | Megatominae Háva |
| 2014 | Megatominae Háva p. 214 |
| 2014 | Megatominae Zahradník and Háva p. 314 |
| 2015 | Megatominae Háva |
| 2015 | Megatominae Háva and Alekseev p. 154 |
| 2015 | Megatominae Poinar and Háva p. 2 |
| 2017 | Megatominae Deng et al. p. 4 |
| 2018 | Megatominae Bukejs and Háva p. 396 |
| 2018 | Megatominae Háva and Bukejs p. 208 |
| 2020 | Megatominae Háva p. 18 |
| 2022 | Megatominae Cai et al. |
| 2022 | Megatominae Zhou et al. |
| 2023 | Megatominae Bukejs et al. p. 228 |
| 2023 | Megatominae Háva p. 268 |
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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. Megatominae Leach 1815
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Tr. Anthrenini Gistel 1848
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G. Anthrenus Geoffroy 1762
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Subg. Anthrenus (Nathrenus) Casey 1900
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†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) ambericus Háva et al. 2006
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) electron Háva et al. 2006
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) groehni Háva et al. 2006
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) kerneggeri Háva et al. 2008
†Anthrenus (Nathrenus) larvalis Cockerell 1917
Invalid names: Anthrenina Gistl 1848 [invalid subgroup]
Tr. Megatomini Leach 1815
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Subtr. Megatomina Leach 1815
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G. Globicornis Latreille 1829
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Subg. Globicornis (Globicornis) Latreille 1829
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†Globicornis (Globicornis) groehni Bukejs and Háva 2018
†Globicornis (Globicornis) rakovici Háva 2008
†Globicornis (Globicornis) samlandensis Bukejs et al. 2023
Subg. Globicornis (Hadrotoma) Erichson 1848
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†Globicornis (Hadrotoma) ambericus Háva et al. 2006
†Globicornis (Hadrotoma) ingelehmannae Háva and Damgaard 2015
Subg. Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) Ganglbauer 1900
Subtr. Orphinina Zhou et al. 2022
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G. Caccoleptus Sharp 1902
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Subg. Caccoleptus (Bicaccoleptus) Háva 2004
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†Caccoleptus (Bicaccoleptus) prokopi Poinar and Háva 2015
Subg. Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) Sharp 1902
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†Caccoleptus (Caccoleptus) electron Poinar and Háva 2015
Subtr. Trogodermina Mulsant and Rey 1868
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G. Cryptorhopalum Guerin-Meneville 1838
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†Cryptorhopalum ambericum Háva and Prokop 2004
†Cryptorhopalum dominicanum Háva and Prokop 2004
†Cryptorhopalum electron Beal 1972
†Cryptorhopalum jantaricum Háva and Prokop 2004
†Cryptorhopalum kaliki Poinar and Háva 2015
†Cryptorhopalum macieji Poinar and Háva 2015
G. Trogoderma Dejean 1821
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†Trogoderma ainu Perkovsky et al. 2021
†Trogoderma larvalis Háva et al. 2006
Invalid names: Cryptorhopalina Pierce 1960 [synonym]
G. †Tuberphradonoma Háva 2021
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†Tuberphradonoma burmitica Háva 2021
†Tuberphradonoma secunda Háva 2022
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 122.46000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 113.0 Ma
Collections (28 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Egypt | Pseudomesalia quadrilineata (151611 151613) | |
| Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Anthrenus larvalis (231789) Dermestes larvalis (123020) Megatoma atypica (165561) Trogoderma sp., Tuberphradonoma burmitica, Cretomegatoma atypica, Anthrenus larvalis, Tuberphradonoma secunda, Anthrenus larvalis (205556) | |
| Thanetian | USA (Alaska) | Megatominae indet. (196713) | |
| Lutetian | Russian Federation | Trogoderma ainu (107340) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Anthrenus groehni (139928) Anthrenus sp., Anthrenus ambericus, Globicornis ingelehmannae (172936) Anthrenus sp., Megatoma electra (192258) Globicornis rakovici, Anthrenus ambericus (124201) Globicornis samlandensis (180657) Megatoma electra, Anthrenus electron (123764) Megatoma electra, Anthrenus kerneggeri, Phradonoma ambericum, Anthrenus ambericus, Anthrenus groehni, Globicornis ambericus, Trogoderma larvalis, Globicornis groehni (110735) Trogoderma larvalis, Globicornis ambericus (124202) | |
| Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Anthrenus ambericus (169244) | |
| Priabonian | Russian Federation | Anthrenus ambericus, Megatoma electra (123419) | |
| Priabonian | Poland | Anthrenus electron (110737 120813) Anthrenus sp. (224863) Globicornis ambericus (124519) Megatoma electra, Anthrenus sp., Anthrenus kerneggeri, Phradonoma ambericum, Anthrenus groehni, Globicornis ambericus (205557) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Cryptorhopalum electron (140210) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Amberoderma beali, Cryptorhopalum jantaricum, Cryptorhopalum macieji, Cryptorhopalum kaliki, Caccoleptus prokopi, Caccoleptus electron (122472) Cryptorhopalum electron, Amberoderma beali, Cryptorhopalum jantaricum, Cryptorhopalum ambericum, Cryptorhopalum dominicanum (151363) Cryptorhopalum sp. (231788) | |
| Hemingfordian | USA (California) | Miocryptorhopalum kirkbyae (152198) |