Monotomidae

Monotomidae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
adult Monotoma longicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Cucujoidea
Family:	Monotomidae Laporte, 1840

Monotomidae is a family of beetles in the suborder Polyphaga, containing the following genera:^[1]

• Rhizophaginae Redtenbacher 1845
  • Rhizophagus Herbst, 1793
• Subfamiliy Monotominae
  • Tribe Lenacini Crowson, 1952
    • Lenax Sharp, 1877
  • Tribe Monotomini Laporte, 1840
    • Monotoma Herbst, 1793
  • Tribe Thionini Crowson, 1952
    • Thione Sharp, 1899
    • Shoguna Lewis, 1884
    • Arunus Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
  • Tribe Europini Sen Gupta, 1988
    • Afrobaenus Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
    • Aneurops Sharp, 1900
    • Bactridium J.LeConte, 1861
    • Barunius Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
    • Crowsonius Pakaluk & Slipinski, 1993
    • Eporus Grouvelle, 1897
    • Europs Wollaston, 1854
    • Hesperobaenus J.LeConte, 1861
    • Hiekesia Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
    • Indoleptipsius Pal, 2000
    • Kakamodes Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
    • Leptipsius Casey, 1916
    • Macreurops Casey, 1916
    • Malabica Sen Gupta, 1988
    • Malinica Sen Gupta, 1988
    • Mimema Wollaston, 1861
    • Mimemodes Reitter, 1876
    • Monotomopsis Grouvelle, 1896
    • Monotopion Reitter, 1884
    • Noveurops Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
    • Pararhizophagus Méquignon, 1913
    • Phyconomus LeConte, 1861
    • Pycnotomina Casey, 1916
    • Renuka Sen Gupta, 1988
    • Rhizophagoides Nakane & Hisamatsu, 1963
    • Rumnicus Sen Gupta & Pal, 1995
    • Tarunius Sen Gupta, 1977

Fossil genera[]

• † Cai et al. 2015 Daohugou, China, Callovian
• † Peris and Delclòs 2015 , Escucha Formation, Albian, Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• † Liu et al. 2019 Burmese amber, Myanmar, Cenomanian
• † Kirejtshuk 2013 Lebanese amber, Barremian
• † Kirejtshuk and Azar 2009 Lebanese amber, Barremian, Alava amber, Escucha Formation, Spain, Albian

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