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Lixus

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Lixus may refer to:

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lixus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1223958	https://www.gbif.org/species/1223958
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	205388	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=205388

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Lixus

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Cucujiformia	Lameere 1938
-	Phytophaga
superfamily	Curculionoidea	Latreille 1802
family	Curculionidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Lixinae	Schonherr 1823
tribe	Lixini	Schonherr 1823
genus	Lixus	Fabricius 1801

Scientific Name

Lixus Fabricius, 1801

Name Published In

Fabricius, Johann C. 1801. Systema Eleutheratorum: secundum ordines, genera, species adiecticis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Bibliopolii Academici Novi, Kiliae. Vol. 2: 1–687.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lixus	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1801
Lixus	genus	belongs to Fracticornes	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1802
Lixus	genus	belongs to Curculionidae	stated with evidence	Piton, 1940
Lixus	genus	belongs to Lixini	stated with evidence	Bouchard et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

3 (60%)

First Recorded Appearance

59.2 - 56.0 Ma
Paleocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. C. Fabricius. 1801. Systema Eleutheratorum Secundum Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, Tomus II

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lixus

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Lixus (Eulixus) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		1	8.70 Ma Miocene	0 Ma Extant
Lixus albomarginatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus anguinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus angustus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus ascanii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus balazuci species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus bardanae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus bituberculatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus brunneus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus canescens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus cinerascens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus contractus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus eximinus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus fascifarius species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus filiformis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus impressicollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus impressifrons species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus iridis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus ligniticus ✝ species	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	59.2 Ma Paleocene	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Lixus lividus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus loedingi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus longulus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus mucronatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus obliquevittis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus octolineatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus paraplecticus species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Lixus pinkeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus pulverulentus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus punctulatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus rufitibialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus scolopax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus umbellatarum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lixus vilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Harpalixus Winkler, 1932	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Harpalixus*
Eutulomalus Desbrochers, 1893	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Eutulomalus*
Holcolixus Voss, 1962	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Holcolixus*
Lixochelus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Lixochelus*
Eulixus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Eulixus*
Leptosoma Westwood, 1838	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Leptosoma*
Campsolixus Hoffmann, 1962	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Campsolixus*
Pseudogasterocclisus Edwards & Vevers, 1975	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Pseudogasterocclisus*
Parileomus Voss, 1939	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Parileomus*
Dilixellus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Dilixellus*
Eututoamtus Desbrochers, 1893	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Eututoamtus*
Pseudogasteroclisus Voss, 1962	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Pseudogasteroclisus*
Lixur Gistel, 1856	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Lixur*
Lixoglyphus Hoffmann, 1956	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Lixoglyphus*
Callistolixus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Callistolixus*
Achrus Dejean, 1821	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Achrus*
Hapalixus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Hapalixus*
Curculio bardanae Fabricius & J.C., 1787	GBIF	species	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Lixus : *Curculio bardanae*
Compsolixus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Compsolixus*
Erilixus Voss, 1962	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Erilixus*
Odontus Dejean, 1821	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Odontus*
Spartus Dejean, 1821	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Spartus*
Allolixus Voss, 1962	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Allolixus*
Eututomalus Desbrochers, 1893	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Eututomalus*
Ortholixus Reitter, 1916	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : *Ortholixus*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1801	Lixus Fabricius p. 498
1802	Lixus Latreille p. 199
1940	Lixus Piton p. 200
2011	Lixus Bouchard et al. p. 620
2015	Lixus Legalov p. 1496

References

Fabricius J. C. , Systema Eleutheratorum Secundum Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, Tomus II, 1-687

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Piton L. (1940) , Paléontologie du Gisement Éocéne de Menat (Puy-de-Dôme) (Flore et Faune), 1-303

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Legalov A. A. (2015) Fossil Mesozoic and Cenozoic weevils (Coleoptera, Obrienioidea, Curculionoidea), Paleontological Journal 49, 1442-1513

Freude, et al. (1981) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

Freude, et al. (1983) - via Taxa Watermanagement the Netherlands (TWN)

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Syst. Eleuth., 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, 2000- (fossil); extant (web sources) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Poole, Robert W., and Patricia Gentili, eds., 1996: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera. Nomina Insecta Nearctica: A Check List of the Insects of North America, vol. 1: Coleoptera, Strepsiptera. 14-820. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Gustafsson, B. (Col.) (2004) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Excelfil hämtad från http://www.nrm.se/en/catalogus.html.se. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., and Christopher H. C. Lyal, 1999: null. A World Catalogue of Families and Genera of Curculionoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) (Excepting Scotylidae and Platypodidae). 315. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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