†Pleocoma dolichophylla Nikolajev and Ren 2012 (rain beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Pleocomidae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev and D. Ren. 2012. The earliest known species of the genus Pleocoma LeConte (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Pleocomidae) from the Mesozoic of China. Paleontological Journal 46:495-498
Belongs to Pleocoma according to G. V. Nikolajev and D. Ren 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2009725, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection
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