Laetopsia shatrovskiyi Prokin et al. 2010 (water scavenger beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera

Alternative combination: Hydrophilopsia shatrovskiyi

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 hydraenoides, Laetopsia mongolica

Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2010242, an exoskeleton

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2010 collection (Cretaceous of China)

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