†Forticatinius elegans Tan and Ren 2007 (soft bodied plant beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Artematopodidae
Full reference: J. J. Tan and D. Ren. 2007. Two exceptionally well-preserved catiniids (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Catiniidae) from the late Mesozoic of northeastern China. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100:666-672
Belongs to Forticatinius according to J. J. Tan and D. Ren 2009
See also Tan and Ren 2007
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2006012, 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
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