The fossil ricinuleids are described, and their systematic relationships revised, based on a study of all British and American specimens. Phylogenetic analysis, utilising a new character set, indicates a probable basal dichotomy between the fossil and extant forms. The order is divided into two new suborders: Neoricinulei subordo, nov., for the extant genera, and Palaeoricinulei subordo. nov., for the fossil forms. Two new genera are erected:Amarixysgen. nov. forCurculioides gracilis(Petrunkevitch, 1945) andA. stellarissp. nov., andTerpsicrotongen. nov. forPoliochera alticepsPocock, 1911. Three new species are erected in the genusCurculioides: C. mcluckieisp. nov.,C. pocockisp. nov., andC. gigassp. nov., and one in the genusPoliochera: P. gibbsi, sp. nov.
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