Aralius

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Curculionoidea
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: Curculionoidea

Familia: Belidae
Subfamilia: Oxycoryninae
Genus: Aralius
Species (4): A. dispar – A. gemellus – A. olivieri – A. wollastoni

[source: Kuschel (2008: 111)]

Aralius Kuschel, 1990 ZooBank [new replacement name for Platycephala Montrouzier, 1861]

Platycephala Montrouzier, 1861 [junior homonym]
- Incorrect subsequent spelling: Platytycephala: Kuschel, 2008: 111
- Type species: Platycephala olivieri Montrouzier, 1861
  - Fixation: monotypy

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