Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: A. V. Alexeev. 1995. New taxa of metallic wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from the Mesozoic of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 30:310-317
Parent taxon: Buprestinae according to C. L. Bellamy 2008
See also Alexeev 1995
Sister taxa: Anthaxiini, Brachyspathus, Brevista, Buprestini, Buprestites, Chrysobothrini, Cretothyrea, Eolampra, Fuesslinia, Glaphyropteridae, Illolampra, Jurabuprestis, Kzylordynia, Lomatus, Melanophilini, Micranthaxia, Protogenia, Pseudothyrea, Stigmoderini, Thomassetiini, Trapezitergum
Subtaxa: Metabuprestium arkagalense Metabuprestium arkharense Metabuprestium bayssense Metabuprestium bontsaganense Metabuprestium cretaceum Metabuprestium cuneomaculatum Metabuprestium dundulense Metabuprestium furcatorugosum Metabuprestium granulipenne Metabuprestium ichbogdoense Metabuprestium latipenne Metabuprestium minutum Metabuprestium nobile Metabuprestium ovale Metabuprestium oyunchaiense Metabuprestium shartologoiense Metabuprestium sibiricum Metabuprestium ustkivdense Metabuprestium vitimense
Type: Metabuprestium bontsaganense
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (8)
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 13 collections including 21 occurrences
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