Mesocoelopodinae
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| Mesocoelopodinae | |
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| Mesocoelopus collaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Ptinidae |
| Subfamily: | Mesocoelopodinae Mulsant & Rey, 1864 |
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Mesocoelopodinae is a subfamily of death-watch and spider beetles in the family Ptinidae. There are at least 4 genera and 100 described species in Mesocoelopodinae.[1][2][3][4][5]
The subfamily Mesocoelopodinae, along with Anobiinae and several others, were formerly considered members of the family Anobiidae, but the family name has since been changed to Ptinidae.[5][3][4][2]
These four genera belong to the subfamily Mesocoelopodinae:
- Cryptorama Fall, 1905 i c g
- Mesocoelopus Jacquelin du Val, 1860 i c g b
- Neosothes White, 1967 i g
- Tricorynus Waterhouse, 1849 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = Bugguide.net[2]
