†Paradesmatus Chang et al. 2009 (false click beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Eucnemidae
Full reference: H. L. Chang, A. G. Kirejtshuk, and D. Ren. 2009. Taxonomic names, in First fossil click beetles from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Annales Zoologici 59:7-14
Parent taxon: Schizophilinae according to J. Muona et al. 2020
See also Chang et al. 2009, Chang et al. 2010 and Kundrata et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Apoclion
Subtaxa: Paradesmatus baiae Paradesmatus dilatatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (1 collection)
• Jurassic of China (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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