Notocupes cyclodontus Tan et al. 2006

Insecta - Coleoptera

Alternative combinations: Amblomma cyclodonta, Notocupes cyclodonta, Zygadenia cyclodontus

Full reference: J. J. Tan, D. Ren, C. K. Shih and S. Ge. 2006. New fossil beetles of the family Ommatidae (Coleoptera: Archostemata) from the Jehol Biota of China. Acta Geologica Sinica 80(4):474-485

Belongs to Notocupes according to O. D. Strelnikova and E. V. Yan 2023

See also Kirejtshuk 2020, Strelnikova and Yan 2023, Tan et al. 2006 and Tan and Ren 2009

Sister taxa: Lupicupes trachylaenus, Notocupes alienus, Notocupes baojiatunensis, Notocupes caudatus, Notocupes daohugouensis, Notocupes diazromerali, Notocupes elegans, Notocupes excellens, Notocupes kezuoensis, Notocupes khasurtyiensis, Notocupes laetus, 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: CNU-C-LB2005004, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2005 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2005 collection

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