†Laetopsia bontsaganica Prokin 2009 (water scavenger beetle)
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Alternative combination: Hydrophilopsia bontsaganica
Full reference: A. A. Prokin. 2009. New water scavenger beetles (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae) from the Mesozoic of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 43:660-663
Belongs to Laetopsia according to M. Fikáček et al. 2012
See also Prokin 2009
Sister taxa: Laetopsia baissensis, Laetopsia hydraenoides, Laetopsia mongolica, Laetopsia shatrovskiyi
Type specimen: PIN 3559/6370, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 87/8), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 87/8)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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