†Vetuprostomis Engel and Grimaldi 2008 (jugular-horned beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Prostomidae
Full reference: M. S. Engel and D. A. Grimaldi. 2008. A jugular-horned beetle in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Prostomidae). Alavesia 2:215-218
Parent taxon: Prostomidae according to Y. D. Li and C. Y. Cai 2022
See also Batelka et al. 2018 and Engel and Grimaldi 2008
Sister taxon: Prostomis
Subtaxa: Vetuprostomis angularis Vetuprostomis consimilis Vetuprostomis gaoi
Type: Vetuprostomis consimilis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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