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 back to Ironclads and Cylindrical Bark Beetles TaxonomyThe family Zopheridae is a cosmopolitan group consisting of two subfamilies (Zopherinae and Colydiinae), 190 genera, and ~1,700 species. The current family is composed of members of 3 separate, previously recognized families: Colydiidae, Zopheridae, and Monommatidae. Members of Zopheridae previously resided within the family Tenebrionidae, but were raised to family rank by Böving and Craighead (1931). The bulk of the diversity lies within the subfamily Colydiinae (1,000+ species), where the generic and tribal concepts are still in a state of flux (Ślipiński and Lawrence, 2010). The only major family-level analyses were conducted by Lawrence (1994) and Ślipiński and Lawrence (1999). Much work is needed to solidify the higher level classifications within the family, as well as the specific placement of Zopheriae and sister-group relationships within the Tenebrionoidea.No taxonomic or nomenclatural changes are proposed in Ironclad ID. Any inconsistencies herein are solely errors, and should not be considered as explicit taxonomic statements. |
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 Zopherus nodulosus haldemani © N.P. Lord |
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