Oedemerinae are a subfamily of the false blister beetles (

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Oedemeridae), also known as pollen-feeding beetles. The Nacerdinae are sometimes merged here. The

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of this family is not robustly deduced in detail. While traditionally three

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are accepted, one is considered

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and another has only two genera. Though this may well be warranted, the

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ary relationships the Oedemerinae are generally in need of review, particularly considering the number of genera treated as basal or of entirely uncertain placement.

Tribes and selected genera

The subfamily Oedemerinae contains the following genera: ; Tribe Asclerini Semenov, 1894 * '' Afrochitona'' * '' Alloxantha'' Seidlitz, 1899 * '' Anacerdochroa'' Svihla, 1986 * '' Ananca'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Apterosessinia'' Blair, 1926 * '' Asclerosibutia'' Pic, 1914 * '' Baculipalpus'' Broun, 1880 * '' Chitona'' W.Schmidt, 1844 * '' Colobostomoides'' Svihla, 1983 * '' Copidita'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Diplectrus'' Kirsch, 1866 * '' Ditylomorphula'' Svihla, 1986 * '' Ditylomorphus'' Svihla, 1986 * '' Dohrnia'' Malm, 1874 * '' Eobia'' Semenov, 1894 * '' Eumecomera'' Arnett, 1951 * '' Heliocis'' Arnett, 1951 * '' Hypasclera'' Kirsch, 1866 * '' Indasclera'' Svihla, 1980 * '' Ischnomera'' Stephens, 1832 * '' Koniaphassa'' Hudson, 1975 * '' Mecopselaphus'' Solier, 1849 * '' Melananthia'' Blair, 1926 * '' Melananthoides'' Vazquez, 1996 * '' Microsessinia'' Pic, 1922 * '' Nacatrorus'' Vazquez, 1996 * '' Nacerdochroa'' Reitter, 1893 * '' Oxacis'' LeConte, 1866 * '' Oxycopis'' Arnett, 1951 * '' Parisopalpus'' Hudson, 1975 * '' Paroxacis'' Arnett, 1951 * '' Platylytra'' Fairmaire & Germain, 1863 * '' Probosca'' W.Schmidt, 1846 * '' Pseudohyperasclera'' * '' Pseudolycus'' Guérin, 1833 * '' Rhinoplatia'' Horn, 1868 * '' Selenopalpus'' White, 1846 * '' Sessinia'' Pascoe, 1863 * '' Sisenes'' Champion, 1889 * '' Thelyphassa'' Pascoe, 1876 * '' Vasaces'' Champion, 1889 * '' Xanthochroina'' Ganglbauer, 1881 ; Tribe Oedemerini Latreille, 1810 * '' Dryopomera'' Fairmaire, 1897 * '' Oedemera'' Olivier, 1789 ; Tribe Stenostomatini Mulsant, 1858 * ''

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'' Agassiz, 1850

References

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