Merophysiinae

Merophysiinae

Holoparamecus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Endomychidae
Subfamily:	Merophysiinae Seidlitz, 1872
Synonyms^[1]
Holoparamecinae Seidlitz, 1888

Merophysiinae is a subfamily of handsome fungus beetles in the family Endomychidae.^[1]^[2]

These 15 genera belong to the subfamily Merophysiinae:^[3]

Cholovocera Motschulsky, 1838^r
Displotera Reitter, 1877^r
Evolocera Sharp, 1902^{i c g r}
Fallia Sharp, 1902^{i c g r}
Gomya Dajoz, 1973^r
Hexasternum Rücker, 1983^r
Holoparamecus Curtis, 1833^{i c g b r}
Lathrapion Rücker, 1983^r
Lycoperdinella Champion, 1913^r
Merophysia Lucas, 1852^r
Pseudevolocera Champion, 1913^r
Pseudoparamecus Brethes, 1922^r
Pythlarhinus Dajoz, 1970^r
Reitteria Leder, 1872^{c g r}
Rueckeria Arriaga-Varela, 2018^[4]

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[5] g = GBIF,^[6] b = Bugguide.net,^[2] r = Rücker,^[3]

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Leng, Charles W. (1920). Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8777.
Poole, Robert W.; Gentili, Patricia, eds. (1996). "A Check List of the Insects of North America: Coleoptera". Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera. Entomological Information Services: 41–820. ISBN 9781889002019.
Skelley, Paul E.; Leschen, Richard A.B. (2002). Arnett, R.H. (ed.). Family 92. Endomychidae Leach 1815. American Beetles Vol. 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. pp. 366–370. ISBN 0-8493-0954-9.
Strohecker, H.F. (1986). "Family: Endomychidae". A Catalog of the Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture.
Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2005). "Phylogeny and generic classification of the subfamily Lycoperdininae with a re-analysis of the family Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Annales Zoologici. 55. ISSN 0003-4541.
Tomaszewska, K. Wioletta (2000). "Morphology, phylogeny and classification of adult Endomychidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea)". Annales Zoologici. 50 (4): 449–558. ISSN 0003-4541.
White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.

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