| Schizopodidae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily: | Buprestoidea |
| Family: |
Schizopodidae LeConte, 1859 |
Schizopodidae is a family of beetles, in the large suborder Polyphaga. It was a subfamily until 1991, when it was elevated to family status. [1]
The family of Schizopodidae is a part of the superfamily, Buprestoidea, which is a member of the suborder of polyphaga beetles, defined by the coxa not being fused to the thorax. Buprestoidea contains bullet-shaped beetles, known for their distinctive metallic colors. Little is known about Schizopodidae, but the adults are often found clinging to plants.
The family contains the following genera: [2] [3] [4]
- Dystaxia LeConte, 1866
- † Electrapate Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1962 Baltic amber, Eocene
- Glyptoscelimorpha Horn, 1893
- † Mesoschizopus Cai et al., 2015 [5] Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous ( Aptian)
- Schizopus LeConte, 1858
References
Wikispecies has information related to
Schizopodidae.
- ^ Nelson, G. H. and C. L. Bellamy. (1991). A revision and phylogenetic re-evaluation of the family Schizopodidae (Coleoptera, Buprestoidea). Journal of Natural History 25 985-1026.
- ^ http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Schizopodidae [ bare URL]
- ^ "Tenebrionoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Fossil Buprestoidea". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea.
- ^ Cai, C., Ślipiński, A., & Huang, D. (2015). First false jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Schizopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Cretaceous Research 52, 490-94.