Insecta - Coleoptera - Permosynidae
Alternative combination: Ovivagina insculpta
Synonym: Ovivagina immediata Zhang 1997
Full reference: H. C. Zhang. 1997. A new genus of Elateridae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from Lower-Middle Jurassic of Junggar Basin, Xinjiang, China. Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica 14:71-77
Belongs to Artematopodites according to E. V. Yan and H. C. Zhang 2010
See also Zhang 1997
Sister taxa: Artematopodites crispulus, Artematopodites latissimus, Artematopodites latus, Artematopodites lepidus, Artematopodites leskoviensis, Artematopodites longus, Artematopodites lozowskii, Artematopodites major, Artematopodites maximus, Artematopodites prolixus, Artematopodites propinquus, Artematopodites shaanbeiensis
Type specimens:
- Artematopodites insculptus: 93-HG-22/K1. Its type locality is Honggou, Shawan County, which is in a Toarcian lacustrine sandstone in the Sangonghe Formation of China.
- Ovivagina immediata: 92-T-62/K2, an elytra. Its type locality is Tuzigou, Xishanyao Fm, Karamay, which is in an Aalenian/Bajocian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Xishanyao Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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