Alternative combinations: Tetraphalerus laetus, Zygadenia laeta
Full reference: Q. B. Lin. 1976. The Jurassic fossil insects from western Liaoning. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 15(1):97-116
Belongs to Notocupes according to O. D. Strelnikova and E. V. Yan 2023
See also Kirejtshuk 2020, Lin 1976, Lin 1992, Strelnikova and Yan 2023 and Wang 1980
Sister taxa: Lupicupes trachylaenus, Notocupes alienus, Notocupes baojiatunensis, Notocupes caudatus, Notocupes cyclodontus, Notocupes daohugouensis, Notocupes diazromerali, Notocupes elegans, Notocupes excellens, Notocupes kezuoensis, Notocupes khasurtyiensis, Notocupes laiyangensis, Notocupes lapidarius, Notocupes latus, Notocupes lini, Notocupes ludongensis, Notocupes mongolicus, Notocupes neli, Notocupes ohmkuhnlei, Notocupes picturatus, Notocupes pingi, Notocupes pulcher, Notocupes reticulatus, Notocupes robustus, Notocupes rudis, Notocupes shiluoensis, Notocupes tuanwangensis, Notocupes validus
Type specimen: NIGP 20113, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is AAI50, Changbodianzi, Shangyuan, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Jianshangou Formation of China.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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