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Polycaoninae

Insecta - Coleoptera - Bostrichidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Polycaoninae Lesne
1995Polycaoninae Lawrence and Newton, Jr.
2014Polycaoninae Zahradník and Háva p. 312
2020Polycaoninae Legalov and Háva p. 2
2022Polycaoninae Cai et al.
2024Polycaoninae Háva p. 345
2025Polycaoninae Háva and Zahradník p. 9

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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
infraorderBostrichiformiaForbes 1926
superfamilyBostrichoidea
familyBostrichidae()
subfamilyPolycaoninaeLesne 1896
subfamilyPolycaoninaeLesne 1896

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.

Subfm. Polycaoninae Lesne 1896
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G. †Cretolgus Legalov and Háva 2020
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Cretolgus minimus Legalov and Háva 2020
G. Melalgus Dejean 1835
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Melalgus cretaceus Háva 2024
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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Myanmar Cretolgus minimus (182624) Melalgus cretaceus (205556)