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Oedemerinae

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
Suborder
  
Polyphaga

Phylum
  
Order
  
Coleoptera

Infraorder
  
Cucujiformia

Oedemerinae

Oedemerinae are a subfamily of the false blister beetles (family Oedemeridae), also known as pollen-feeding beetles. The Nacerdinae are sometimes merged here.

The phylogeny of this family is not robustly deduced in detail. While traditionally three tribes are accepted, two of them are treated as monotypic by many if not by most modern authors; some however accept more genera, typically separating Oncomera from Oedemera for example. Though this may well be warranted in some way, the evolutionary relationships the Oedemerinae are generally in need of review, particularly considering the number of genera treated as basal or of entirely uncertain placement. Hence, a more conservative approach is adopted here until genus limits can be better defined in the entire subfamily.

Tribes and selected genera

Basal and incertae sedis

  • Genus Baculipalpus
  • Genus Koniaphassa
  • Genus Parisopalpus
  • Genus Selenopalpus
  • Genus Thelyphassa
  • Tribe Asclerini Semenov, 1894

    References

    Oedemerinae Wikipedia


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