Monotomidae (Family)

Overview

A taxonomic family.

The Family Monotomidae is a member of the Superfamily Cucujoidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Monotomidae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - 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 Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        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: Cucujiformia
        Superfamily: Cucujoidea
        Family: Monotomidae - Root-eating Beetles

The Family Monotomidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Subfamily (2): Monotominae · Rhizophaginae
Genus (8): Cyanostolus · Europs · Hesperobaenus · Mimemodes · Monotoma · Pycnotomina · Rhizophagoides · Rhizophagus
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 71 species and subspecies in the Family Monotomidae.

A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.^[1] [more]

At least 32 species and subspecies belong to the Genus Rhizophagus.

More info about the Genus Rhizophagus may be found here.

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