Myxophaga

Sphaerius acaroides

Taxonavigation

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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Cladus: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Cladus: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Myxophaga
Superfamiliae (5): Lepiceroidea - Sphaeriusoidea - †Asiocoleoidea - †Rhombocoleoidea - †Schizophoroidea
[source: Bouchard et al. (2011)]

overview of familiae (4)

Hydroscaphidae - Lepiceridae - Sphaeriusidae - Torridincolidae + fossil familiae

References

• Anton, E.; Beutel, R.G. 2006: On the head morphology of Lepiceridae (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) and the systematic position of the family and suborder. European journal of entomology, 103: 85–95. PDF
• Arce Pérez, R. 1997: Sinopsis del suborden Myxophaga (Coleoptera) de México. Dugesiana, 4(2): 41-50. [in Spanish, with English abstract]
• Beutel, R.G. 1999: Phylogenetic analysis of Myxophaga (Coleoptera) with a redescription of Lepicerus horni (Lepiceridae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 237: 291–308.
• Beutel, R.G. 2005: 6. Myxophaga Crowson, 1955. Introduction, phylogeny. Pp. 43-44 in: Beutel, R.G. & Leschen, R.A.B. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, Beetles. Volume 1: Morphology and systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. doi: 10.1515/9783110904550.43
• Beutel, R.G.; Maddison, D.R.; Haas, A. 1999: Phylogenetic analysis of Myxophaga (Coleoptera) using larval characters. Systematic entomology, 24: 171-192.

• Bouchard, P. et al. 2011: Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys, 88: 1-972. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 ISBN 978-954-642-583-6 (hardback) ISBN 978-954-642-584-3 (paperback) ZooBank
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• Kirejtshuk, A.G.; Poinar, G., jr. 2006: Haplochelidae, a new family of Cretaceous beetles (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) from Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 108: 155-164. Internet Archive BHL
• Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 1 ed. I. Löbl, & A. Smetana, Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark, 2003 and 2004, p.25 ISBN 87-88757-73-0
• Reichardt, H. 1973: A critical study of the suborder Myxophaga, with a taxonomic revision of the Brazilian Torridincolidae and Hydroscaphidae (Coleoptera). Arquivos de zoologia, 24(2): 73-162. full text and pdf

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Tree of Life Web Project. 2007. Myxophaga. Version 07 August 2007 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project
• Atlas of beetles of Russia (a project dedicated to the 100th anniversary of G.G. Jacobson's book "Beetles of Russia")

Vernacular names

Česky: řasožraví
English: myxophagans
日本語: ツブミズムシ亜目 (粘食亜目)
Русский: Миксофага
Suomi: Rihmansyöjät
Svenska: Svampätarbaggar

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