Family Nitidulidae: atlas of extinct beetle taxa

A.G.Kirejtshuk

A.G.Kirejtshuk , January 2008.

Сomposition of family:

Maynipeplinae Kirejtshuk, 1998 (Recent)

Calonecrinae Kirejtshuk, 1982 (Recent)

Epuraeinae Kirejtshuk, 1986 (Lower Cretaceous - Recent)

Carpophilinae Erichson, 1842 (Upper Eocene - Recent)

Amphicrossinae Kirejtshuk, 1986 (Recent)

Meligethinae C.G. Thomson, 1859 (Upper Eocene - Recent)

Nitidulinae Latreille, 1802 (Lower Cretaceous - Recent)

Cillaeinae Kirejtshuk et Audisio, 1986 (Lower Oligocene - Recent)

Cryptarchinae C.K. Thomson, 1859 (Upper Eocene - Recent)

Cybocephalinae Jacquelin du Val, 1858 (Lower Eocene - Recent)

Omositoidea pubescens Kirejtshuk et Poinar, 2007, holotype (“C-7-392”, collection of Oregon State University – Oregon State University, Corvallis). Body, from above; Upper Eocene, Baltic amber. Photo by H. Taylor, Natural History Museum in London

Literature:

look also at the page Systematic list of fossil beetles of Cupedina, Carabina and Scarabaeina (1 part),

а также essay on sap beetles.