†Laetopsia hydraenoides Prokin et al. 2010 (water scavenger beetle)
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Alternative combination: Hydrophilopsia hydraenoides
Full reference: A. Prokin, D. Ren, and M. Fikáček. 2010. New Mesozoic water scavenger beetles from the Yixian Formation in China (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea). Annales Zoologici 60:173-179
Belongs to Laetopsia according to M. Fikáček et al. 2012
See also Prokin et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Laetopsia baissensis, Laetopsia bontsaganica, Laetopsia mongolica, Laetopsia shatrovskiyi
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2010021, an exoskeleton
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2010 collection (Cretaceous of China)
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