Schizopodidae
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| Family: | Schizopodidae LeConte, 1859
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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
- Glyptoscelimorpha Horn, 1893
- †Mesoschizopus Cai et al., 2015[5]
- 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.
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- ^ http://nomen.at/Tenebrionoidea
- ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Fossil Buprestoidea". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 23 Jun 2011.
- ^ Cai, C., Ślipiński, A., & Huang, D. (2015). First false jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Schizopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Cretaceous Research 52, 490-94.