Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1968. Zhuki-Arkhostematy Yury Karatau (Coleoptera, Archostemata) [Jurassic Archostematid beetles from Karatau (Coleoptera, Archostemata)]. Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau [Jurassic Insects of Karatau] 118-138
Parent taxon: Cupedinae according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Carpenter 1992, Kirejtshuk et al. 2016, Ponomarenko 1968 and Ponomarenko 1969
Sister taxa: Anaglyphites, Anaglyphites pluricavus, Apriacma, Asimma, Barbaticupes, Cainomerga, Cretomerga, Cupedini, Cupes, Cupopsis, Ensicupes, Furcicupes, Gracilicupes, Kirghizocupes, Latocupes, Mallecupes, Menatops, Mesocupes, Miocupes, Platycupes sogdianus, Priacma sanzii, Priacmopsis, Pterocupes, Taxopsis
Subtaxa: Cupidium abavum
Type: Cupidium abavum
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384) (Jurassic of Kazakhstan)
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