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Myxophaga

Insecta - Coleoptera

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Myxophaga Crowson
1981Myxophaga Crowson p. 694
1995Myxophaga Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2011Myxophaga Bouchard et al. p. 97
2022Myxophaga Boudinot et al.
2022Myxophaga Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderMyxophagaCrowson 1955
suborderMyxophagaCrowson 1955

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.

Subor. Myxophaga Crowson 1955
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Superfm. Lepiceroidea Hinton 1936
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Fm. Lepiceridae Hinton 1936
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G. †Haplochelus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006
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Haplochelus ankylosaurus Jałoszyński et al. 2020
Lepicerus georissoides Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006
Invalid names: Lepiceratus Jałoszyński et al. 2020 [synonym]
G. Lepicerus Motschulsky 1855
G. †Lepichelus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2017
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Lepichelus mumia Jałoszyński and Yamamoto 2017
Lepichelus pretiosus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2013
Invalid names: Lepiceroides Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2013 [replaced]
Invalid names: Cyathoceridae Scharp 1882 [synonym], Haplochelidae Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006 [synonym], Lepicerinae Hinton 1936 [empty]
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Fm. Hydroscaphidae LeConte 1874 [skiff beetle]
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Subfm. Hydroscaphinae LeConte 1874
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G. Hydroscapha Leconte 1874
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Hydroscapha jeholensis Cai et al. 2012
Subfm. †Leehermaniinae Kirejtshuk et al. 2023
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G. †Leehermania Chatzimanolis et al. 2012
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Leehermania prorova Chatzimanolis et al. 2012
Subfm. †Triamyxinae Qvarnström et al. 2021
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G. †Palaeoscapha Kirejtshuk et al. 2023
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Palaeoscapha tunguskaensis Kirejtshuk et al. 2023
G. †Triamyxa Qvarnström et al. 2021
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Triamyxa coprolithica Qvarnström et al. 2021
Fm. Sphaeriusidae Erichson 1845
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G. Bezesporum Fikáček et al. 2022
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Bezesporum burmiticum Fikáček et al. 2022
G. †Burmasporum Kirejtshuk 2009
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Burmasporum rossi Kirejtshuk 2009
G. †Crowsonaerius Li and Cai 2023
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Crowsonaerius minutus Li and Cai 2023
G. Sphaerius Waltl 1838
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Sphaerius martini Li and Cai 2023
Invalid names: Microsporidae Crotch 1873 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sphaeriidae Erichson 1845 [empty], Torridincolidae Steffan 1964 [empty]
Invalid names: Sphaeriiformia [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available