Myrmechixenini Jacquelin du Val, 1858

Bouchard, Patrice, Bousquet, Yves, Davies, Anthony E., Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Lawrence, John F., Lyal, Chris H. C., Newton, Alfred F., Reid, Chris A. M., Schmitt, Michael, Ślipinski, S. Adam & Smith, Andrew B. T., 2011, Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, pp. 1-972 : 189

Tribe Myrmechixenini Jacquelin du Val, 1858

Myrmechixenites Jacquelin du Val, 1858: 223 [stem: Myrmechixen-]. Type genus: Myrmechixenus Chevrolat, 1835. Comment: original vernacular name available (Art. 11.7.2): first used in latinized form by Marseul (1863: 111, as Myrmekixeni [incorrect stem formation]), generally accepted as in Bouchard et al. (2005: 503, as Myrmechixenini ); originally placed in the family Mycetaeidae (syn. of Endomychidae ).