Pilipalpinae

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: Tenebrionoidea

Familia:Pyrochroidae
Subfamilia: Pilipalpinae
Genera (12): Binburrum – Cycloderus – Exocalopus – Incollogenius – Malagaethes – Morpholycus – Paromarteon – Pilipalpus – Ranomafana – Techmessa – Techmessodes – Temnopalpus

[source: Pollock (1995)]
Name

Pilipalpinae Abdullah, 1964
Synonyms

Techmessinae Paulus, 1971 [syn. Watt (1987: 120)]

References

Abdullah, M. 1964. A revision of the genus Pilipalpus (Coleoptera, Anthicidae: Pedilinae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 14(1–2): 3–9. DOI: 10.21248/contrib.entomol.14.1-2.3-9 Open access.
Pollock, D.A. 1992: Taxonomic status of Pythoplesius Kolbe 1907, a junior synonym of Cycloderus Solier 1851, and lectotype designation for P. michaelseni Kolbe (Coleoptera: Pythidae: Pilipalpinae). Coleopterists bulletin, 46 (3): 239–241. JSTOR
Pollock, D.A. 1994: Systematic position of Pilipalpinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) and composition of Pyrochroidae. Canadian entomologist, 126 (3): 515–532. DOI: 10.4039/Ent126515-3
Pollock, D.A. 1995: Classification, reconstructed phylogeny and geographical history of genera of Pilipalpinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Pyrochroidae). Invertebrate taxonomy, 9 (4): 563–708. DOI: 10.1071/IT9950563 BioStor
Watt, J.C. 1987: The family and subfamily classification and New Zealand genera of Pythidae and Scraptiidae (Coleoptera). Systematic entomology, 12 (1): 111–136. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1987.tb00552.x

The beetles of the subfamily Pilipalpinae belong to the small family of fire-coloured beetles (Pyrochroidae). They are found only in the Southern Hemisphere, occurring in Australia, Chile, Madagascar and New Zealand. Most of the genera are small or even monotypic, but it is highly likely that a number of undescribed species exist.
Genera

Binburrum
Cycloderus
Exocalopus
Incollogenius
Malagaethes
Morpholycus
Paromarteon
Pilipalpus
Ranomafana
Techmessa
Techmessodes
Temnopalpus

References