Orphilinae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s that includes three genera: ''
Orphilodes
''Ranolus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae from Southeast Asia and Oceania. It was originally described as a subgenus of ''Attagenus'', containing only the species ''Ranolus cavernicola''. It was later found to be a separate genu ...
'', ''
Orphilus'' and ''
Ranolus''. It was described by
John Lawrence LeConte
John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 – November 15, 1883) was an American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetime, in 1861.
References
External links
Orphilinae at ITIS
Dermestidae
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