Cephaloplectinae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Ptiliidae
Subfamilia: Cephaloplectinae
Genera (5): Cephaloplectus – Eulimulodes – Limulodes – Paralimulodes – Rodwayia

Name

Cephaloplectinae Sharp, 1883

• Type genus: Cephaloplectus , 1883

Synonyms

• Limulodinae Ganglbauer, 1899
  • Type genus: Limulodes Matthews, 1867

Invalid names

Ecitoxenus

References

Primary references

• Sharp, D. 1882–1887. Insecta. Coleoptera. 1(2) In: Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. (eds.) (1879–1915), Biologia Centrali-Americana: zoology, botany and archaeology. [London: Published for the editors by R.H. Porter] DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.730 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 295]

Additional references

• Newton, A.F. 1985: South temperate Staphylinoidea (Coleoptera): their potential for biogeographic analysis of austral disjunctions. Pp. 180-220 in Ball, G.E. (ed.) Taxonomy, phylogeny and zoogeography of beetles and ants. Series entomologica, (33) Google books Reference page.  [see p. 187]
• Seevers, C.H.; Dybas, H.S. 1943: A synopsis of the Limulodidae (Coleoptera): a new family proposed for myrmecophiles of the subfamilies Limulodinae (Ptiliidae) and Cephaloplectinae (Staphylinidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 36(3): 546-586. abstract full article at CHLA Reference page. 

Links

• Cephaloplectinae – Taxon details on BugGuide.

Vernacular names

English: Horseshoe crab beetles