Alexiidae

Sphaerosoma pilosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

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: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Alexiidae
Genera: Sphaerosoma

Name

Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856

• Type genus: Alexia Stephens, 1833 [=Sphaerosoma Stephens, 1832]

Synonyms

• Alexiinae Imhoff, 1856
• Sphaerosomatidae Ganglbauer, 1899
• Sphaerosomatinae Ganglbauer, 1899
• Sphaerosomidae Auctt.

References

• I.Löbl & A.Smetana (eds). 2007 Catalogue of Palearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 4: Elateroidea, Derodontoidea, Bostrichoidea, Lymexyloidea, Cleroidea and Cucujoidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark ISBN 87-88757-67-6, p. 555
• Ślipiński, A.; Tomaszewska, W. 2010: 10.30. Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856. Pp. 432-434 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia 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. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755

Links

• Alexiidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD
• Shockley, Floyd W. 2008. Alexiidae Imhoff 1856. Sphaerosoma Samouelle 1819. Version 24 June 2008 (under construction) in The Tree of Life Web Project
• Atlas of family Alexiidae of Russia
• Checklist of the Alexiidae of the World (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)
• Zicha, Ondřej et al. Alexiidae – Taxon details on Biological Library (BioLib).

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