†Hesterniasca lata Cai et al. 2011 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: C. Y. Cai, D. Y. Huang, and A. Solodovnikov. 2011. A new species of Hesterniasca (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from the Early Cretaceous of China with discussion of its systematic position. Insect Systematics & Evolution 42:213-220
Belongs to Hesterniasca according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2011
Sister taxon: Hesterniasca obesa
Type specimen: NIGP 152502, an exoskeleton (complete beetle). Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Shangyuan Town, NIGP collection
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