†Haplochelus Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Lepiceridae
Synonym: Lepiceratus Jałoszyński et al. 2020
Full reference: A. G. Kirejtshuk and G. Poinar. 2006. Haplochelidae, a new family of Cretaceous beetles (Coleoptera: Myxophaga) from Burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108:155-164
Parent taxon: Lepiceridae according to A. G. Kirejtshuk et al. 2023
See also Jałoszyński et al. 2020, Jałoszyński and Yamamoto 2017 and Kirejtshuk and Poinar 2006
Sister taxa: Lepicerinae, Lepicerus, Lepichelus
Subtaxa: Haplochelus ankylosaurus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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