†Cupidium abavum Ponomarenko 1968 (reticulated beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1968. Zhuki-Arkhostematy Yury Karatau (Coleoptera, Archostemata) [Jurassic Archostematid beetles from Karatau (Coleoptera, Archostemata)]. Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau [Jurassic Insects of Karatau] 118-138
Belongs to Cupidium according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016 and Ponomarenko 1968
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 2384/398, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384), which is in a Kimmeridgian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2384)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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