Mesopachymerus Poinar 2005 (palm bruchid)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae

Full reference: G. Poinar. 2005. A Cretaceous palm bruchid, Mesopachymerus antiqua, n. gen., n. sp. (Coleptera: Bruchidae: Pachymerini) and biogeographical implications. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 107(2):392-397

Parent taxon: Pachymerini according to G. Poinar 2005

Sister taxa: Caryedontina, Caryoborus, Caryobruchus, Oligobruchus, Pachymerina

Subtaxa: Mesopachymerus antiqua

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Type: Mesopachymerus antiqua

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Grassy Lake, Medicine Hat (TMP 91.148 accession) (Cretaceous of Alberta)

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