Biology:Palophaginae

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Short description: Subfamily of beetles

Palophaginae
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
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Palophagus bunyae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Megalopodidae
Subfamily: Palophaginae
Kuschel & May, 1990[1]

Palophaginae is a small beetle subfamily within the family Megalopodidae. It contains two tribes, with five species in four genera:[2][3][4]

  • Tribe Palophagini Kuschel & May, 1990
    • Genus Cucujopsis Crowson, 1946
      • Cucujopsis setifer Crowson, 1946
    • Genus Palophagoides Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996
      • Palophagoides vargasorum Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996
    • Genus Palophagus Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990
      • Palophagus australiensis Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990
      • Palophagus bunyae Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990
  • Tribe †Lobanoviellini Kirejtshuk & Reid, 2021[4] Baltic amber, Eocene
    • Genus †Lobanoviella Kirejtshuk & Reid, 2021
      • Lobanoviella andreyi Kirejtshuk & Reid, 2021

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7128645 entry