Cryptocephalites

Cryptocephalites punctatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Cryptocephalinae
Tribus incertae sedis
Genus: †Cryptocephalites
Species: †C. auratus – †C. bidens – †C. elongatus – †C. punctatus – †C. rufiger

Name

  • Cryptocephalites Scudd., 1895
Type species: †Cryptocephalites punctatus Scudd., 1895

Etymology

  • "Cryptocephalus nom. gen."

References

  • Scudder, S.H. 1895. Canadian fossil insects, myriapods and arachnids, Vol II. The Coleoptera hitherto found fossil in Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Contributions to Canadian Palaeontology 2: 5–26. 
  • Haupt, H. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Eozänen Arthropodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova acta Leopoldina (n.s.) 18(128): 1–89. PDF (pp.1–33). Reference page. 
  • Santiago-Blay, J.A. (1994). "Paleontology of leaf beetles". In Jolivet, P.H., Cox, M.L. & Petitpierre, E. (ed.). Novel aspects of the biology of Chrysomelidae. Vol. 50. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 1–68. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1781-4_1. ISBN 978-94-010-4783-8. ISSN 0924-4611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)