Schizopodidae

Schizopodidae is a family of beetles, in the large suborder Polyphaga. It was a subfamily until 1991, when it was elevated to family status.[1]

Schizopodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Schizopodidae
LeConte, 1859

The family of Schizopodidae is a part of the superfamily, Buprestoidea, which is a member of the suborder of polyphaga beetles, defined by the coxa not being fused to the thorax. Buprestoidea contains bullet-shaped beetles, known for their distinctive metallic colors. Little is known about Schizopodidae, but the adults are often found clinging to plants.

The family contains the following genera:[2][3][4]

References
  1. Nelson, G. H. and C. L. Bellamy. (1991). A revision and phylogenetic re-evaluation of the family Schizopodidae (Coleoptera, Buprestoidea). Journal of Natural History 25 985-1026.
  3. http://nomen.at/Tenebrionoidea
  4. Bellamy, C. L. (2010). "Fossil Buprestoidea". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 23 Jun 2011.
  5. Cai, C., Ślipiński, A., & Huang, D. (2015). First false jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Schizopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Cretaceous Research 52, 490-94.


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