NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2018

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Elmini
  Subfamily - Elminae
  Family - Elmidae
  Superfamily - Byrrhoidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Kingolus aeratus
      Species - Kingolus cupreus
      Species - Kingolus davisi
      Species - Kingolus flavoplagiatus
      Species - Kingolus flavosignatus
      Species - Kingolus heroni
      Species - Kingolus metallicus
      Species - Kingolus quatuormaculatus
      Species - Kingolus tinctus
      Species - Kingolus tyrrhenus
      Species - Kingolus yarrensis