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) inceptivus, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) tarsalis
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2010004, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2010 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2010 collection
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