Belohinidae (Family)

Overview

Belohina inexpectata is a polyphagan beetle and the sole member of family Belohinidae. It is endemic to southern Madagascar. Only a few specimens of this species are known.

Taxonomy

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The Family Belohinidae is a member of the Superfamily Scarabaeoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Belohinidae:

Domain: Eukaryota - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Order: Coleoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Beetles
        Suborder: Polyphaga Emery, 1886 - a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
        Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
        Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea Latreille, 1802
        Family: Belohinidae Paulian, 1959

The Family Belohinidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Genus (1): Belohina
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1 species and subspecies in the Family Belohinidae.

Genera

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Belohina

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More info about the Genus Belohina may be found here.

Sources

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