Themus (Themus) thermophilus Zhang 1989

Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae

Alternative combination: Curticantharis thermophila

Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459

Belongs to Themus (Themus) according to F. Fanti 2017

See also Fanti 2017 and Zhang 1989

Sister taxa: Themus (Themus) capacis, Themus (Themus) trapezialis

Type specimen: 750097/6, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 5, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 5

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