Tetraphalerus glabratus Ponomarenko 1997 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Ommatidae

Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1997. New beetles of the family Cupedidae from the Mesozoic of Mongoloa. Ommatini, Mesocupedini, Priacmini. Paleontological Journal 31:389-399

Belongs to Tetraphalerus according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020

See also Ponomarenko 1997

Sister taxa: Tetraphalerus brevis, Tetraphalerus collaris, Tetraphalerus largicoxa, Tetraphalerus mongolicus, Tetraphalerus notatus, Tetraphalerus penalveri, Tetraphalerus ponomarenkoi

Type specimen: PIN 3791/3379, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bakhar, outcrop 268/14 (PIN collection 3791), which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian lacustrine claystone in the Bakhar Formation of Mongolia.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Mongolia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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