Insecta - Coleoptera - Nemonychidae
Alternative combination: Distenorrhinus (Astenorrhinus) major
Synonym: Eccoptarthroides ponomarenkoi Legalov 2010
Full reference: V. G. Gratshev and V. V. Zherikhin. 1995. A revision of the Late Jurassic nemonychid weevil genera Distenorrhinus and Procurculio (Insecta, Coleoptera, Nemonychidae). Paleontological Journal 29(2):100-114
Belongs to Astenorrhinus according to A. A. Legalov 2015
See also Alonso-Zarazaga and Lyal 1999, Gratshev and Legalov 2014, Gratshev and Zherikhin 1995, Legalov 2010, Legalov 2011 and Legalov 2012
Sister taxa: Astenorrhinus elongatus, Astenorrhinus martynovi
Type specimens:
- Astenorrhinus major: PIN 2384/526, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
- Eccoptarthroides ponomarenkoi: PIN 2904/957, an exoskeleton (complete female beetle). Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2904), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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