Chaetosomatidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Cleroidea

Familia: Chaetosomatidae
Genera (3): Chaetosoma – Chaetosomodes – Malgassochaetus – Metaxina
Name

Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952 [placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology by ICZN (2011: 303)]
Type genus: Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851

Synonyms

Metaxinidae Kolibáč, 2004 [syn.: Gimmel et al., 2019]

References
Primary references

Gimmel, M.L., Bocakova, M., Gunter, N.L. & Leschen, R.A.B. 2019. Comprehensive phylogeny of the Cleroidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Systematic Entomology 44(3): 527–558. DOI: 10.1111/syen.12338 Paywall. Reference page.
ICZN 2011: OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): usage conserved. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 68(4): 303–305. abstract
Kolibáč, J. 2004. Metaxinidae fam. nov., a new family of Cleroidea (Coleoptera). Entomologica Basiliensia 26: 239–268. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page.

Additional references

Bouchard, P., Bousquet, Y., Davies, A.E., Alonso-Zarazaga, M.A., Lawrence, J.F., Lyal, C.H.C., Newton, A.F., Reid, C.A.M., Schmitt, M., Ślipiński, S.A. & Smith, A.B.T. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys 88: 1–972. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.88.807 Open access. PMC: 3088472 Open access. Reference page.
Bousquet, Y.; Bouchard, P. 2010: Case 3513. Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe, 1863 and CHAETOSOMATIDAE Crowson, 1952 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed conservation. Bulletin of zoological nomenclature, 67(2): 140–144. Abstract
Kolibáč, J. 2004. Metaxinidae fam. nov., a new family of Cleroidea (Coleoptera). Entomologica Basiliensia 26: 239–268. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page.
Leschen, R.A.B. 2010: 9.3. Chaetosomatidae Crowson, 1952. Pp. 247-250 in: Leschen, R.A.B.; Beutel, R.G.; Lawrence, J.F. (volume eds.) Coleoptera, beetles. Volume 2: Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim). In: Kristensen, N.P. & Beutel, R.G. (eds.) Handbook of zoology. A natural history of the phyla of the animal kingdom. Volume IV. Arthropoda: Insecta. Part 38. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3110190753 ISBN 9783110190755 DOI: 10.1515/9783110911213.247
Opitz, W. 2010: New taxa of Epiphloeinae Kuwert (Cleridae) and Chaetosomatidae Crowson (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Insecta mundi, (0123): 1–28. PDF
Opitz, W. 2014a: Morphologic studies of the alimentary canal and internal reproductive organs of the Chaetosomatidae and the Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea) with comparative morphology and taxonomic analyses. Insecta mundi 0342: 1-40 Full article (PDF) Reference page.

Links

Chaetosomatidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD

Chaetosomatidae is a small family of beetles, in the suborder Polyphaga.[1][2][3]
Taxonomy

Genus Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851
Chaetosoma colossa Opitz, 2010
Chaetosoma scaritides Westwood, 1851
Genus Chaetosomodes Broun, 1921
Chaetosomodes halli Broun, 1921
Genus Malgassochaetus Ekis & Menier, 1980
Malgassochaetus cordicollis (Menier & Ekis, 1982)
Malgassochaetus crowsoni Ekis & Menier, 1980
Malgassochaetus descarpentriesi Ekis & Menier, 1980
Malgassochaetus pauliani Ekis & Menier, 1980
Malgassochaetus penicillatus Menier & Ekis, 1982
Malgassochaetus quadraticollis (Menier & Ekis, 1982)
Malgassochaetus sogai Menier, 1991
Malgassochaetus viettei Menier & Ekis, 1982

References

[1][permanent dead link]
"Chaetosomatidae - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
Chaetosomatidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Retrieved on 12 Jul 2011.