Bellimordella capitulifera Liu et al. 2008 (tumbling flower beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mordellidae

Full reference: M. Liu, Y. Y. Zhao, and D. Ren. 2008. Discovery of three new mordellids (Coleoptera, Tenebrionoidea) from the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China. Cretaceous Research 29:445-450

Belongs to Bellimordella according to J. Batelka et al. 2018

See also Liu et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Bellimordella longispina, Bellimordella robusta

Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2006202, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection

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