Mirimordella gracilicruralis Liu et al. 2007 (tumbling flower beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mordellidae

Full reference: M. Liu, W. H. Lu, and D. Ren. 2007. A new fossil mordellid (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Mordellidae) from the Yixian Formation of Western Liaoning Province, China. Zootaxa 1415:49-56

Belongs to Mirimordella according to J. Batelka et al. 2018

See also Liu et al. 2007

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2006201, 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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