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Subfamily

Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Type

type genus of Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893

Nomenclature (74)

  • Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893: 144.

    type genus Catantops Schaum, 1853

  • Catantopes Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893: 144. (not Latin)

    type genus Catantops Schaum, 1853

  • Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 in Song, Mariño-Pérez, Woller & Cigliano, 2018: 16.
  • Catantopinae Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1893 in Hemp, Ritchie, Cigliano, Heller, Warchalowska-Sliwa, Grzywacz, Linde, Uluar, Oumarou-Ngoute & Song, 2025: 492.

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Summary of taxonomic names by rank, showing valid extant names, fossil names, invalid names, and total counts.
TaxonValid names
RankExtantFossilInvalidTotal
Subfamily1045
Tribe1601228
Subtribe230427
Infratribe1001
Genus303189393
Subgenus2013
Species93618651802
Subspecies760117193