Aclopinae is a subfamily of Scarabaeidae or scarab beetles in the superfamily Scarabaeoidea.[2][3][4]

Aclopinae
Aclopus, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Aclopinae
Blanchard, 1850
Tribes
Synonyms[1]

Aclopidae Blanchard, 1850

Distribution edit

The subfamily is found in northern Australia, Borneo and southern South America (Brazil and Argentina).[5]

Genera edit

These 11 genera belong to the subfamily Aclopinae.[6]

Tribe Aclopini Blanchard, 1850
Aclopus Erichson, 1835 (Neotropics)
Desertaclopus Ocampo & Mondaca, 2012
Gracilaclopus Ocampo & Mondaca, 2012
Cretaclopus Nikolajev, 2004
Juraclopus Nikolajev, 2005 (Upper Jurasic)
Prophaenognatha Bai, Ren & Yang, 2011
Tribe Holcorobeini Nikolajev, 1992 (Mesozoic)
Antemnacrassa Gomez Pallerola, 1979
Holcorobeus Nikritin, 1977 (Lower Cretaceous)
Mongolrobeus Nikolajev, 2004
Tribe Phaenognathini Iablokoff-Khnozorian, 1977
Neophaenognatha Allsopp, 1983 (Neotropics)
Phaenognatha Hope, 1841 (Australia)

References edit

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  3. ^ "Aclopinae - Nomen.at - animals and plants". nomen.at. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2009-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Aclopinae Overview". Archived from the original on 2018-12-02. Retrieved 2017-12-19.
  6. ^ "Aclopinae Blanchard, 1850". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-09-24.