Oedemerinae are a subfamily of the false blister beetles (family Oedemeridae), also known as pollen-feeding beetles. The Nacerdinae are sometimes merged here.
The phylogeny of this family is not robustly deduced in detail. While traditionally three tribes are accepted, one is considered monotypic and another has only two genera. Though this may well be warranted, the evolutionary 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 Stenostoma Agassiz, 1850
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