PaleoDB taxon number: 69176
Full reference: H. S. Barber. 1913. The remarkable life-history of a new family (Micromalthidae) of beetle. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26:185-190
Parent taxon: Archostemata according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Anthocoleus, Argentinocupes, Asiocoleoidea, Bothynophora, Celocoleus, Clathrocupes, Crowsoniellidae, Cupediformia, Cupedites, Dictyocoleus, Doggeriopsis, Eumecoleus, Euteticoleus, Gansucupes, Hebeicoleus, Hebeicupes, Helopides, Ironicus, Kargalarva, Katapontisus, Kelidus, Lecanopteryx, Longaevicupes, Lupicupes, Magnocoleidae, Metacupes, Moravocoleus perditus, Nannocurculionites, Obrieniidae, Parabuprestites, Paracurculionites, Paradoggeria, Priacma corrupta, Priacma longicapitis, Priacma oculata, Priacma striata, Pseudosilphites, Rhombocoleoidea, Schizocoleoidea, Stigmenamma, Synodus, Tentyridium, Tetrocupes, Tillyardiopsis
Subtaxa: Cretomalthus, Micromalthus, Protomalthus
Type: Micromalthus
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