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Melanotini
Taxonomy
Melanotites was named by Candèze (1859). It is extant.
It was corrected as Melanotini by Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Elaterinae by Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was corrected as Melanotini by Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Elaterinae by Barsevskis (2005), Bouchard et al. (2011).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2005 | Melanotini Barsevskis p. 19 |
| 2011 | Melanotini Bouchard et al. |
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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.
Tr. Melanotini Candèze 1859
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G. Melanotus Eschscholtz 1829
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Melanotus punctolineatus Pelerin 1829
Melanotus rufipes Herbst 1784
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Pleistocene | United Kingdom | Melanotus niger (168264 168266 168269 168270 168271 168272 168273) Melanotus rufipes (168265) Melanotus rufipes, Melanotus niger (168267) |