Mesophyletidae

Mesophyletidae
Temporal range: Cenomanian
Mekorhamphus beatae paratype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Curculionoidea
Family: Mesophyletidae
Poinar, 2008
Subfamilies
  • Aepyceratinae
  • Mesophyletinae
Synonyms
  • Mesophyletinae
  • Mesophyletini

Mesophyletidae is an extinct family of weevils known from a number of genera preserved in Cretaceous amber. The family was first described as a subfamily in the extant family Caridae, and subsequently raised to family status in 2018.