†Cretohister sinensis Zhou et al. 2018 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cretohisteridae
Full reference: Y. L. Zhou, M. S. Caterino, A. and C. Y. Cai. 2018. Cretohisteridae, a new beetle family from the Early Cretaceous of China, and its implications for the early evolution of the basal group of Histeroidea (Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 43:716-728
Belongs to Cretohister according to Y. L. Zhou et al. 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP166874, an exoskeleton. 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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