†Laetopsia baissensis Ponomarenko 1987 (water scavenger beetle)
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Alternative combination: Hydrophilopsia baissensis
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1987. New Mesozoic Water Beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera) From Asia. Paleontological Journal 21(2):79-92
Belongs to Laetopsia according to M. Fikáček et al. 2012
See also Ponomarenko 1987
Sister taxa: Laetopsia bontsaganica, Laetopsia hydraenoides, Laetopsia mongolica, Laetopsia shatrovskiyi
Type specimen: PIN 3064/6985, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baissa (PIN collection 3064) (Cretaceous of Russian Federation)
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