Belongs within: Coleoptera.
Contains: Latridiidae, Endomychidae, Coccinellidae, Corylophidae, Anamorphidae, Cerylonidae, Bothrideridae.
The Coccinelloidea are a diverse clade of beetles supported by molecular phylogenetic analyses (McKenna et al. 2015).
<==Coccinelloidea [Tridigitati]MW15
|--+--LatridiidaeRS15
| `--+--Akalyptoischion Andrews 1976A02 [AkalyptoischiidaeRS15]
| | |--A. anasillosRS15
| | `--+--A. atrichos Andrews 1976RS15, B14
| | `--A. sleeperiRS15
| `--+--Sphaerosoma [Alexiidae]RS15
| | |--S. carpathicum (Reitter 1883)B14
| | `--S. piliferaRS15
| `--+--+--EndomychidaeRS15
| | `--+--Mycetaeidae [Mycetaeinae]RS15
| | | |--Mycetaea Stephens 1830SL02
| | | | |--M. hirtaRD77
| | | | |--M. pilosella Blackb. 1891M96
| | | | `--M. subterraneaLB91
| | | `--AgaricophilusRS15
| | `--+--Eupsilobiidae [Eupsilobiinae]RS15
| | | |--Eidoreus Sharp 1885 [incl. Eupsilobius Casey 1895, Pseudalexia Kolbe 1910]SL02
| | | | `--E. politusSL02
| | | |--ChileolobiusRS15
| | | |--CerasommatidiaRS15
| | | |--EvoloceraRS15
| | | |--IbicarellaRS15
| | | |--MicroxenusRS15
| | | `--NatalinusRS15
| | `--CoccinellidaeRS15
| `--+--CorylophidaeRS15
| `--AnamorphidaeRS15
`--+--+--+--Murmidiidae [Murmidiides, Murmidiinae]RS15
| | | |--Mychocerinus Slipinski 1990 [incl. Mychocerus LeConte 1869 non Erichson 1845]T02
| | | |--Murmidius Leach 1822MW15, T02
| | | | |--M. ferrugineusLC40
| | | | `--M. ovalis (Beck 1817)T02
| | | `--Botrodus Casey 1890T02
| | | `--B. estriatus Casey 1890T02
| | `--Discolomatidae [Notiophygidae]RS15
| | | i. s.: Parmaschema [Notiophyginae]B14
| | | `--P. basilewskyi John 1955B14
| | | PondonatinaeRS15
| | | CephalophaninaeRS15
| | |--+--Cassidoloma [Discolomatinae]RS15
| | | `--ParafalliaRS15
| | `--AphanocephalinaeRS15
| | |--AphanocephalusMW15
| | | |--A. bimaculatusLB91
| | | `--A. hemisphericusMW15
| | `--FalliaMW15
| `--+--Teredidae [Teredinae]RS15
| | | i. s.: Rustleria Stephan 1989PI02
| | | `--R. obscura Stephan 1989PI02
| | | SosylopsisRS15 [SosylopsiniPI02]
| | | AbromusRS15
| | | KocheriusRS15
| | | TeredomorphusRS15
| | |--+--TerediniRS15
| | | | |--Oxylaemus Erichson 1845RS15, PI02 [incl. Redistes Casey 1924PI02; Teredini]
| | | | | |--O. americanusPI02
| | | | | `--O. californicusRS15
| | | | `--Teredus Dejean 1835RS15
| | | `--Anommatus Wesmael 1835RS15, PI02 [Anommatidae, Anommatinae, Anommatini]
| | | |--A. duodecimstriatus (Müller 1821)PI02
| | | `--A. reitteriRS15
| | `--+--Teredolaemus leaeRS15, LB91
| | `--Xylariophilus [Xylariophilinae]RS15
| | `--X. bicoloripennisRS15
| `--+--CerylonidaeRS15
| `--Euxestidae [Euxestinae, Metaceryloninae]RS15
| | i. s.: Protoxestus australicusLB91
| | Micruloma minutaLB91
| | PseudodacneRS15
| | BradycycloxenusRS15
| | GloboeuxestusRS15
| | MetaxestusRS15
| |--Metacerylon Grouvelle 1906RS15, PI02 [Metacerylonini]
| | |--M. brevicolleRS15
| | `--M. neotropicalisRS15
| `--+--HypodacnellaRS15
| | |--H. bivulnerataRS15
| | `--H. rubricepsMW15
| `--+--Hypodacne LeConte 1875RS15, T02 [incl. Pachyochthes Reitter 1875T02]
| | `--H. punctata LeConte 1875T02
| `--+--+--EuxestoxenusRS15
| | `--CycloxenusRS15
| `--Euxestus Wollaston 1858RS15, T02 (see below for synonymy)
| `--E. erithacusT02
`--BothrideridaeRS15
Euxestus Wollaston 1858RS15, T02 [incl. Neoplotera Belon 1879T02, Tritomoidea Motschulsky 1859T02]
*Type species of generic name indicated
References
[A02] Andrews, F. G. 2002. Latridiidae Erichson 1842. In: Arnett, R. H., Jr, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J. H. Frank (eds) American Beetles vol. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea pp. 395–398. CRC Press.
[B14] Bouchard, P. (ed.) 2014. The Book of Beetles: A lifesize guide to six hundred of nature’s gems. Ivy Press: Lewes (United Kingdom).
[LC40] Laporte de Castelnau, F. 1840. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes Coléoptères vol. 2. P. Duménil: Paris.
[LB91] Lawrence, J. F., & E. B. Britton. 1991. Coleoptera (beetles). In: CSIRO. The Insects of Australia: A textbook for students and research workers 2nd ed. vol. 2 pp. 543–683. Melbourne University Press: Carlton (Victoria).
[M96] Masters, G. 1896. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia. Supplement, part II. Dytiscidae, Gyrinidae, Hydrophyllidae, Staphylinidae, Pselaphidae, Paussidae, Silphidae, Scaphididae, Histeridae, Phalacridae, Nitidulidae, Trogositidae, Colydiidae, Cucujidae, Cryptophagidae, Lathridiidae, Mycetophagidae, Dermestidae, Byrrhidae, Parnidae, Heteroceridae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 21 (Suppl.): 695–754.
[MW15] McKenna, D. D., A. L. Wild, K. Kanda, C. L. Bellamy, R. G. Beutel, M. S. Caterino, C. W. Farnum, D. C. Hawks, M. A. Ivie, M. L. Jameson, R. A. B. Leschen, A. E. Marvaldi, J. V. McHugh, A. F. Newton, J. A. Robertson, M. K. Thayer, M. F. Whiting, J. F. Lawrence, A. Ślipiński, D. R. Maddison & B. D. Farrell. 2015. The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution. Systematic Entomology 40 (4): 835–880.
[PI02] Philips, T. K., & M. A. Ivie. 2002. Bothrideridae Erichson 1845. In: Arnett, R. H., Jr, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J. H. Frank (eds) American Beetles vol. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea pp. 358–362. CRC Press.
[RD77] Richards, O. W., & R. G. Davies. 1977. Imms’ General Textbook of Entomology 10th ed. vol. 2. Classification and Biology. Chapman and Hall: London.
[RS15] Robertson, J. A., A. Ślipiński, M. Moulton, F. W. Shockley, A. Giorgi, N. P. Lord, D. D. McKenna, W. Tomaszewska, J. Forrester, K. B. Miller, M. F. Whiting & J. V. McHugh. 2015. Phylogeny and classification of Cucujoidea and the recognition of a new superfamily Coccinelloidea (Coleoptera: Cucujiformia). Systematic Entomology 40: 745–778.
[SL02] Skelley, P. E., & R. A. B. Leschen. 2002. Endomychidae Leach 1815. In: Arnett, R. H., Jr, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J. H. Frank (eds) American Beetles vol. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea pp. 366–370. CRC Press.
[T02] Thomas, M. C. 2002. Cerylonidae Billberg 1820. In: Arnett, R. H., Jr, M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley & J. H. Frank (eds) American Beetles vol. 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea pp. 363–365. CRC Press.