†Mesogyrus sibiricus Ponomarenko 1985 (whirligig beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Gyrinidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1985. Zhestkokrylye iz Yury Sibiri i zapadnoy Mongolii. Yurskie Nasekomye Sibiri i Mongolii 47-87
Belongs to Mesogyrus according to A. Nel 1989
See also Ponomarenko 1985
Sister taxa: Mesogyrus anglicus, Mesogyrus antiquus, Mesogyrus elongates, Mesogyrus striatus
Type specimen: PIN 2245/280, an elytra. Its type locality is Lyagush'ye, PIN collection 2245 (trench 82), Chernyy Etap 1, which is in a Pliensbachian terrestrial horizon in the Abasheva Formation of the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lyagush'ye, PIN collection 2245 (trench 82), Chernyy Etap 1
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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