Full reference: B. Dunstan. 1923. Mesozoic insects of Queensland Part I - introduction and Coleoptera. Queensland Geological Survey Publication 273:1-89
Parent taxon: Polyphaga according to A. G. Ponomarenko 2014
See also Carpenter 1992, Lin 1986 and Rohdendorf 1961
Sister taxa: Agyrtes primoticus, Angarolarva, Bostrichiformia, Bostrychiformia, Clambiformia, Cryptophagites, Cucujiformia, Derodontiformia, Elateriformia, Elmadulescens, Escheria crassipunctata, Escheria dimidiata, Escheria punctulata, Eucinetiformia, Jingxidiscus, Jurodidae, Larvula, Lasiosynidae, Limnius perrini, Malachius vertummni, Melanocantharis, Mesosperchus notatus, Mormolucoides, Nosodendriformia, Plastelater, Potamophilites, Ranis, Rhinorhipiformia, Rhysopsalis, Scirtiformia, Sphaerocantharis, Staphyliniformia, Syntomopterus, Tomocoleites, Troglops punctatissima
Subtaxa: Polysitum elongatum Polysitum hosbayari Polysitum kuznetskiense Polysitum latum Polysitum majus Polysitum minutus Polysitum ovale Polysitum punctatus Polysitum rugosum Polysitum sharategense Polysitum wudenghaoensis
Type: Polysitum punctatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection), Mongolia (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Jurassic of Mongolia (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (2)
• Triassic of Australia (1)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 9 collections including 12 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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