Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Alternative combination: Paralithomerus exquisitius
Full reference: H. L. Chang, F. Zhang, and D. Ren. 2008. A new genus and two new species of fossil Elaterids from the Yixian Formation of western Liaoning, China (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Zootaxa 1785:54-62
Belongs to Paralithomerus according to R. Kundrata et al. 2021
See also Chang et al. 2008, Kundrata et al. 2020 and Muona et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Paralithomerus parallelus
Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2006874, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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