PaleoDB taxon number: 184510
Synonym: Perosoma Bode 1953 [replaced name] (taxon 181820)
Full reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1986. Substitute names for some extinct genera of fossil insects. Psyche 92:575-582
Parent taxon: Coleoptera according to F. M. Carpenter 1986
Sister taxa: Acmaeodera perreaui, Adephaga, Adikia, Adynasia, Allognosis, Anancaeon, Anapiptus, Ancylocheira liasina, Angelinella, Anhuistoma, Anhydrophilus, Anomerus, Anypostatus, Apheloodes, Apiaria, Apicasia, Apioderes, Apiopyrenides, Apistotes, Apsychus, Aptilotitus, Archostemata, Archosyne, Auchenophorites, Bareus, Bathygerus, Bellingera, Bellingeropsis, Blaptoides, Bostrichini, Bothroptera, Bothynophora, Brachylaimon, Brachytrachelites, Brevispinnatus, Brodiola, Bruchelae, Bucklandula, Buprestium, Camptodontus, Carabicina, Carabiques, Carabocera, Cardioides, Caryoborus, Cebrionates, Cerambicini, Cerylonopsis, Chimaerocoleites, Chlaeniopsis, Chrysomelidium, Chrysomelophana, Cistela, Clerii, Clinomerus, Coccinellophana, Coleopteron, Coleopteron depressus, Coleopteron interpunctatus, Coleopteron laevigatus, Coleopteron scabriusculus, Colymbetopsis, Coprophagi, Cretofalselaterium, Cretogermen, Criocerina pristina, Critoderma, Cryptauchenia, Cucujipes, Curculidium, Curculionites, Curculionites liasinus, Curculiopsidae, Curculium, Cydnopsis nigromembranacea, Cyphospheron, Darbiopelta, Diachoristes, Diaperialae, Diaperidium, Diatarastus, Diatrypamene, Dicyphelus, Diphymation, Diplocelides, Diplothece, Doggeria, Doggeriopsis, Ecthlimma, Elateridopsidae, Elateridopsis, Elytrulum, Enamma, Entomocantharus, Entomophagi, Eocoleopteron, Episcepes, Epomenus, Erotilenae, Erotylites, Etheridgea, Euchroma arvernica, Eurynotellus, Eurysphinctus, Eusarcantarus, Explansimarginis, Flichea, Gastrodelus, Gastroratus, Geotrupini, Glaphoptera, Glaphyropterites, Glaphyropterula, Grahamelytron, Grasselites, Gurvanocoleus, Gyrinites, Gyrinulopsis, Halticophana, Harpalidium, Heeriaopsis, Helophoropsis, Helophorus exilis, Helophorus magnus, Helopides, Helopidium, Helopii, Helopium, Holcoptera, Hubeicoleus, Hydrobius godeti, Hydrobius obsoletus, Hydrocanthares, Hydroicetes, Hydrophilites, Hydrophilus stenopterus, Hydroporopsis, Hydrous ebeninus, Hylesinus lineatus, Hyperomima, Ipidae, Ironicus, Jurodidae, Kamaroma, Katapiptus, Katapontisus, Keleusticus, Kelidus, Kibdelia, Kryptophagus, Laimocenos, Lamiites, Lamiophanes, Latridiites, Leioodes, Leptomites, Leptosolenophorus, Longimaxilla, Loxocamarotus, Macrogastri, Macrotrachelites, Malacodermi, Malacodermidae, Masselytron, Megacentrus, Megachorites, Melanophilites, Melanophilopsis, Mesoncus, Mesorhynchophora, Mesosagrites, Mesotylites, Metanastes, Microcoleopteron, Mordellonae, Myxophaga, Nannocurculionites, Nannoodes, Nebrioides, Necrophagi, Necticus minutus, Nitidulariae, Nubili, Omogongylus, Onkedodimus, Onthophagus luteus, Ooidellus, Ooperiglyptus, Ooperioristus, Oxycephalites, Oxytoroptera, Pachycoleon, Pachypleurites, Paklapwania, Palaeotrachys, Pallax, Palpatores, Pantodapus, Parabuprestites, Paracurculionites, Paracurculium, Paradoggeria, Paragyrinus, Parasilphites, Parnidium, Parnosoma, Pedinosoma, Peltocoleops, Periboloptera, Permocoleus, Petrorophus, Phanerogramma, Phaulogyrinus, Pholipheron, Phytoplesion, Pimeliodes, Plastobuprestites, Plastonebria, Platyprosopi, Pleuralocista, Polypamon, Polyphaga, Prionophana, Prochrysomela, Proheuristes, Prophasis, Prosthecogmus, Prosthenostictus, Protocoleoptera, Protocuneus, Pselaphii, Pseudobuprestites, Pseudocarabites, Pseudocurculionites, Pseudocymindis, Pseudocyphon, Pseudoelateropsis, Pseudohydrophilites, Pseudomesalia, Pseudoprionites, Pseudosilphites, Pseudotelephorus, Pseudotenebrio, Pseudus, Ptiniores, Pyrochroophana, Rhomaleus, Rhynchophori, Saperda valdensis, Saprophagi, Scalopoides, Scarabaeides, Semiglobus, Sideriosemion, Silphidium, Sinoelaterium, Sitonites, Smodicoptera, Sojanocoleidae, Sphaericites, Sphaeridiota, Staphylini, Sternoxi, Stictulus, Stigmenamma, Strongylites, Strullendorfia, Telephorium, Tenebrionites, Tentyridium, Tetillopsis, Tetragonides, Thurmannia, Toksunius, Tolype, Triadocoleopteron, Trichelepturgetes, Tridigitati, Tripsalis, Trixagites, Trochiscites, Trochmalus, Trogossitarii, Trypocoleus, Tychon, Ulomites, Velenovskya, Versicolores, Wollastonia, Xenogyrinus, Xylophagi, Xylotupia, Yanqingia, Zetemenos
Subtaxa: Peridosoma praecisum
Type: Perosoma praecisum
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