Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856

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 : 168

Family Alexiidae Imhoff, 1856

Alexiadae Imhoff, 1856: [2] 151 [stem: Alexi-]. Type genus: Alexia Stephens, 1833 [syn. of Sphaerosoma Stephens, 1832].

Sphaerosominae Ganglbauer, 1899: 913 [stem: Sphaerosomat-]. Type genus: Sphaerosoma Stephens, 1832. Comment: incorrect original stem formation, not in prevailing usage.