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Anthicidae (ant like flower beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthicidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1819Anthicidae Latreille
1981Anthicidae Crowson p. 698
1995Anthicidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. p. 787
2011Anthicidae Bouchard et al. p. 446
2018Anthicidae Batelka et al.
2019Anthicidae Telnov and Bukejs p. 3
2022Anthicidae Cai et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
RankNameAuthor
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Aparaglossata
—Neuropteriformia
—Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
—Mesocoleoptera
—Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyTenebrionoidea
familyAnthicidaeLatreille 1819
familyAnthicidaeLatreille 1819

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.

Fm. Anthicidae Latreille 1819 [ant like flower beetle]
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Subfm. Anthicinae Latreille 1819
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Tr. Anthicini Latreille 1819
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G. Anthicus Paykull 1798
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†Anthicus neli Arillo and Ortuño 1997
†Anthicus oustaleti Telnov 1999
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Invalid names: Anthicus melancholicus Oustalet 1874 [replaced]
†Anthicus sepultulus Cockerell 1926
G. Nitorus Telnov 2007
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†Nitorus succinius Telnov and Bukejs 2019
G. Cyclodinus Mulsant and Rey 1866
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†Cyclodinus efficax Kirejtshuk 2019
Subfm. Eurygeniinae LeConte 1862
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Tr. Eurygeniini Leconte 1862
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G. Eurygenius Laferte-Senectere 1849
G. †Oisegenius Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
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†Oisegenius antiquus Kirejtshuk and Nel 2008
Subfm. Lemodinae Lawrence and Britton 1991
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G. †Lemodicarmenia Molino-Olmedo 2017
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†Lemodicarmenia olmedoae Molino-Olmedo 2017
Subfm. Macratriinae LeConte 1862
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Tr. †Camelomorphini Kirejtshuk et al. 2008
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G. †Camelomorpha Kirejtshuk et al. 2008
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†Camelomorpha longicervix Kirejtshuk et al. 2008
Tr. Macratriini Le Conte 1862
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G. Macratria Newman 1838
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†Macratria alleni Telnov 2012
†Macratria appendiculata Abdullah 1964
†Macratria gigantea Wickham 1910
†Macratria succinia Abdullah 1965
†Macratria tripunctata Abdullah 1964
Invalid names: Protomacratria Abdullah 1964 [synonym]
Subfm. Steropinae Jacquelin du Val 1863
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G. Steropes Steven 1806
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†Steropes eleticinoides Telnov and Bukejs 2019
Subfm. Tomoderinae Bonadona 1961
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G. Tomoderus Laferte-Senectere 1849
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†Tomoderus balticus Telnov 2012
†Tomoderus longelytratus Telnov 2013
†Tomoderus saecularis Telnov and Bukejs 2019
Invalid names: Copobaeninae Abdullah 1969 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Barremian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 130.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Lebanon Camelomorpha longicervix (122471)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Myanmar Lemodicarmenia olmedoae (187030) Macratriinae indet. (201136)
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Argentina (Jujuy) Anthicus sepultulus (151863)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Oisegenius antiquus (123850)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Macratria succinia (123771) Protomacratria appendiculata (124073) Protomacratria tripunctata (123766) Tomoderus saecularis (110735)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany Macratria sp. (123769)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Russian Federation Nitorus succinius (123419)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Lithuania Macratria alleni, Macratria appendiculata, Macratria succinia, Tomoderus sp., Tomoderus balticus, Steropes eleticinoides, Tomoderus longelytratus (137999)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Poland Macratria succinia (123215)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anthicidae indet., Cyclodinus efficax (123959)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Macratria gigantea (106381)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Anthicus melancholicus (122487)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Spain Anthicus neli (123306)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Anthicidae indet. (109058)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Russian Federation Anthicus sp. (163069)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom Anthicus sp. (168265)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation Anthicus sp. (153438 153439 173216)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Astrakhan) Anthicidae indet. (125794)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Worcestershire) Anthicus sp. (163070)