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Rhizotrogus

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Taxonomy
Rhizotrogus was named by Latreille (1825). It is extant. It is the type genus of Rhizotrogidae.

It was assigned to Melolonthinae by Krell (2000); to Rhizotrogina by Bouchard et al. (2011); and to Rhizotrogini by Allsopp and Schoolmeesters (2024).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Rhizotrogus Latreille
2000Rhizotrogus Krell p. 883
2011Rhizotrogus Bouchard et al. p. 252
2024Rhizotrogus Allsopp and Schoolmeesters p. 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Neuropteriformia
Coleopterida
orderColeoptera
Mesocoleoptera
Metacoleoptera
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderStaphyliniformia
superfamilyScarabaeoidea
familyScarabaeidae()
subfamilyMelolonthinae()
tribeRhizotrogini()
genusRhizotrogusLatreille 1825

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.

G. Rhizotrogus Latreille 1825
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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: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Baden-Württemberg) R. longimanus (115305)