This mentioned taxonomy is an attempt to make an conclusive assignment from the different classifications of various scientists. Because the taxonomy may change due to the latest investigative methods and other findings, our map is a guide only.
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M. V. Nabozhenko, 2016 - A new species of the genus Nalassus Mulsant (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Helopini) from the Baltic amber - Paleontological Journal (50), 947-952 (journal article, English)
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P. Bouchard, 2007 - Nomenclatural notes on tenebrionid beetles of the Palaearctic region (Insecta: Coleoptera) - Annales Zoologici (57), 385-394 (journal article, English)
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E. Reitter, 1922 - Bestimmungstabelle der palaearktischen Helopinae (Col. Tenebrionidae.) I. Teil - Wiener Entomologische Zeitung (39), 1-44 (journal article, German)
H. F. Wickham, 1914 - New Miocene Coleoptera from Florissant - Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College (53), 423-494 (serial monograph, English)
H. F. Wickham, 1914 - Twenty new Coleoptera from the Florissant Shales - Transactions of the American Entomological Society (40), 257-270 (journal article, English)
H. F. Wickham, 1913 - Fossil Coleoptera from Florissant in the United States National Museum - Proceedings of the United States National Museum (45), 283-303 (journal article, English)
F. E. Blaisdell, 1909 - A monographic revision of the Coleoptera belonging to the tenebrionide tribe Eleodiini inhabiting the United States, Lower California, and adjacent islands - Bulletin of the United States National Museum (63), 1-524 (serial monograph, English)
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F. Grinnell, 1908 - Quaternary myriopods and insects of California - University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geology (5), 207-215 (journal article, English)
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C. von Heyden, 1866 - Käfer und Polypen aus der Braunkohle des Siebengebirges - Palaeontographica (15), 131-156 (journal article, German)
C. von Heyden, 1862 - Gliederthiere aus der Braunkohle des Niederrhein's, der Wetterau und der Röhn - Palaeontographica (10), 62-82 (journal article, German)
C. Von Heyden, 1859 - Fossile Insekten aus der Rheinischen Braunkhohle - Palaeontographica (8), 1-15 (journal article, German)
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W. E. Leach, 1815 - Entomology - The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia (9), 57-172 (book chapter, English)
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