Schizopodidae

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: Elateriformia
Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Schizopodidae
Subfamiliae: Schizopodinae
Name

Schizopodidae LeConte 1861
References

Nelson, G.H.; Bellamy, C.L. 1991: A revision and phylogenetic re-evaluation of the family Schizopodidae (Coleoptera, Buprestoidea). Journal of natural history, 25: 985–1026.

Links

Buprestidae in SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED COLEOPTERA OF THE WORLD

Vernacular names
English: Schizopodid beetle or False jewel beetle

Schizopodidae is a family of beetles, in the large suborder Polyphaga. It was a subfamily until 1991, when it was elevated to family status.[1]

The family of Schizopodidae is a part of the superfamily, Buprestoidea, which is a member of the suborder of polyphaga beetles, defined by the coxa not being fused to the thorax. Buprestoidea contains bullet-shaped beetles, known for their distinctive metallic colors. Little is known about Schizopodidae, but the adults are often found clinging to plants.

The family contains the following genera:[2][3][4]

Dystaxia LeConte, 1866
†Electrapate Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1962
Glyptoscelimorpha Horn, 1893
†Mesoschizopus Cai et al., 2015[5]
Schizopus LeConte, 1858

References
Wikispecies has information related to Schizopodidae.

Nelson, G. H. and C. L. Bellamy. (1991). A revision and phylogenetic re-evaluation of the family Schizopodidae (Coleoptera, Buprestoidea). Journal of Natural History 25 985-1026.
http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/Schizopodidae
"Tenebrionoidea - Nomen.at - animals and plants".
Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Fossil Buprestoidea". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea.
Cai, C., Ślipiński, A., & Huang, D. (2015). First false jewel beetle (Coleoptera: Schizopodidae) from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Cretaceous Research 52, 490-94.