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Zopheridae (ironclad beetle)
Taxonomy
Zopheridae was named by Solier (1834). It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.
It was assigned to Heteromera by Crowson (1981); and to Tenebrionoidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Alekseev and Bukejs (2016), Batelka et al. (2018), Poinar and Vega (2020), Cai et al. (2022), Alekseev and Nabozhenko (2023) and Li et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Heteromera by Crowson (1981); and to Tenebrionoidea by Lawrence and Newton (1995), Bouchard et al. (2011), Alekseev and Bukejs (2016), Batelka et al. (2018), Poinar and Vega (2020), Cai et al. (2022), Alekseev and Nabozhenko (2023) and Li et al. (2024).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1834 | Zopheridae Solier |
| 1981 | Colydiidae Crowson p. 697 |
| 1981 | Zopheridae Crowson p. 698 |
| 1995 | Colydiidae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. p. 786 |
| 1995 | Zopheridae Lawrence and Newton, Jr. p. 786 |
| 2011 | Zopheridae Bouchard et al. |
| 2016 | Zopheridae Alekseev and Bukejs p. 410 |
| 2018 | Zopheridae Batelka et al. |
| 2020 | Zopheridae Poinar and Vega p. 135 |
| 2022 | Zopheridae Cai et al. |
| 2023 | Zopheridae Alekseev and Nabozhenko p. 436 |
| 2024 | Zopheridae Li et al. p. 2 |
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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.
Fm. Zopheridae Solier 1834 [ironclad beetle]
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Subfm. Colydiinae Billberg 1820
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G. †Bifurderum Cheng et al. 2020
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†Bifurderum donoghuei Cheng et al. 2020
†Bifurderum minutum Cheng et al. 2020
Tr. Orthocerini Blanchard 1845
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Tr. Synchitini Erichson 1845
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G. Namunaria Reitter 1882
G. †Paleoendeitoma Deng et al. 2017
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†Paleoendeitoma antennata Deng et al. 2017
†Paleoendeitoma buryi Háva 2019
†Paleoendeitoma minuta Deng et al. 2017
†Paleoendeitoma tuberculata Bullis 2020
G. Synchita Hellwig 1792
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†Synchita andrisbukejsi Alekseev 2022
Invalid names: Cicones Curtis 1827 [synonym]
G. Xylolaemus Redtenbacher 1857
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†Xylolaemus legalovi Alekseev and Bukejs 2016
†Xylolaemus richardklebsi Alekseev and Bukejs 2016
†Xylolaemus sakhnovi Alekseev and Lord 2014
G. Syntarsus Fairmaire 1869
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Syntarsus asperulus Fairmaire 1869
Syntarsus soricinus Fairmaire 1869
Subfm. Zopherinae Solier 1834
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Tr. Monommatini Blanchard 1845
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Tr. Pycnomerini Erichson 1845
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G. Pycnomerus Erichson 1842
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†Pycnomerus agtsteinicus Bukejs et al. 2019
†Pycnomerus mahanatoa Porch and Greig 2020
†Pycnomerus prebblei Porch and Smith 2017
†Pycnomerus rairua Porch and Greig 2020
†Pycnomerus raivavae Porch and Greig 2020
†Pycnomerus rimatara Porch and Smith 2017
†Pycnomerus simukovi Alekseev 2015
†Pycnomerus taralewisae Porch and Greig 2020
Pycnomerus terebrans Olivier 1790
†Pycnomerus vavitu Porch and Greig 2020
Tr. Zopherini Solier 1834
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G. Nosoderma Guerin-Meneville 1838
Invalid names: Nosodermini Casey 1907 [synonym]
Tr. †Zopheromimini Alekseev and Nabozhenko 2023
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G. †Zopheromimus Alekseev and Nabozhenko 2023
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†Zopheromimus auriborussiensis Alekseev and Nabozhenko 2023
Invalid names: Colydiidae Billberg 1820 [replaced], Usechinae Horn 1867 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available