Palophaginae

Palophaginae
Temporal range:
Palophagus bunyae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Megalopodidae
Subfamily: Palophaginae
Kuschel & May, 1990

Palophaginae is a small beetle subfamily within the family Megalopodidae. It contains two tribes, with five species in four genera:

  • Tribe Palophagini Kuschel & May, 1990
    • Genus Cucujopsis Crowson, 1946
      • Cucujopsis setifer Crowson, 1946
    • Genus Palophagoides Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996
      • Palophagoides vargasorum Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1996
    • Genus Palophagus Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990
      • Palophagus australiensis Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990
      • Palophagus bunyae Kuschel in Kuschel & May, 1990
  • Tribe †Lobanoviellini Kirejtshuk & Reid, 2021 Baltic amber, Eocene
    • Genus †Lobanoviella Kirejtshuk & Reid, 2021
      • Lobanoviella andreyi Kirejtshuk & Reid, 2021