Insecta - Coleoptera - Helophoridae
Full reference: M. Fikáček, A. Prokin, R. B. Angus, A. Ponomarenko, Y. L. Yue, D. Ren, and J. Prokop. 2012. Revision of Mesozoic fossils of the helophorid lineage of the superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Coleoptera: Polyphaga). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52:89-127
Belongs to Helophorus (Mesosperchus) according to M. Fikáček et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Helophorus (Mesosperchus) costalis, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) gracilis, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) tarsalis, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) yixianus
Type specimen: PIN 4270/1008, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 442/2 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large claystone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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