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Plochionus

Description

Plochionus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5431174https://www.gbif.org/species/5431174
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)282620https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=282620
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Plochionus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderAdephagaClairville 1806
familyCarabidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyHarpalinae
tribeLebiini
subtribeCalleidinaChaudoir 1873
genusPlochionusDejean 1821
Scientific NamePlochionus Dejean, 1821
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Plochionusgenusbelongs to Carabiquesstated with evidenceDejean, 1821
Plochionusgenusbelongs to Lebiaestated with evidenceLeConte, 1861
Plochionusgenusbelongs to Carabidaestated with evidenceScudder, 1900
Plochionusgenusbelongs to Calleidinastated with evidenceBouchard et al., 2011
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (50%)
First Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)S. H. Scudder. 1900. Adephagous and clavicorn Coleoptera from the Tertiary deposits at Florissant, Colorado with descriptions of a few other forms and a systematic list of the non-rhynchophorus Tertiary Coleoptera of North America. Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 40:1-148
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plochionus

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Plochionus amandus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus bicolor
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus circumseptus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus discoideus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus faviger
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus formosus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus gounellei
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus incultus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus lesquereuxi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
137.2 Ma
Eocene
37.2 Ma
Eocene
Plochionus monogrammus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus niger
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus pallens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus pictipennis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus pictus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus quadripustulatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus rufocruciatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus timidus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Plochionus vittula
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Plocionus Agassiz, 1846GBIFgenusAnimalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Plocionus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1821Plochionus Dejean p. 5
1821Plochionus Latreille and Dejean
1861Plochionus LeConte p. 23
1900Plochionus Scudder p. 31
2011Plochionus Bouchard et al.

References

Scudder S. H. Adephagous and clavicorn Coleoptera from the Tertiary deposits at Florissant, Colorado with descriptions of a few other forms and a systematic list of the non-rhynchophorus Tertiary Coleoptera of North America, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 40, 1-148
Dejean P. F. M. , Catalogue de la collection de Coléoptères de M. le Baron Dejean, 1-136
Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972
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
Bousquet, Yves, and André Larochelle, 1993: Catalogue of the Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Trachypachidae, Rhysodidae, Carabidae including Cicindelini) of America North of Mexico. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, no. 167. 397. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Bousquet, Yves, 2012: Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys, issue 245. 1-1722. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Catal. Coléopt. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
CoL2006 - 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
as per family (nonmarine except where stated) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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