†Mesopachymerus Poinar 2005 (palm bruchid)
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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
Type: Mesopachymerus antiqua
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Grassy Lake, Medicine Hat (TMP 91.148 accession) (Cretaceous of Alberta)
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