Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Full reference: A. V. Alexeev. 1996. Buprestid beetles (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic of CIS. Paleontological Journal 30:559-565

Parent taxon: Buprestinae according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Alexeev 1996

Sister taxa: Anthaxiini, Brachyspathus, Brevista, Buprestini, Buprestites, Chrysobothrini, Eolampra, Fuesslinia, Glaphyropteridae, Illolampra, Jurabuprestis, Kzylordynia, Lomatus, Melanophilini, Metabuprestium, Micranthaxia, Protogenia, Pseudothyrea, Stigmoderini, Thomassetiini, Trapezitergum

Subtaxa: Cretothyrea optanda

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Type: Cretothyrea optanda

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Pad Semen (PIN collection 2385) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)

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