Protoscelis longicornis Medvedev 1968 (fungus weevil)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthribidae

Alternative combination: Cerambyomima longicornis

Synonym: Pseudomegamerus grandis Medvedev 1968

Full reference: L. N. Medvedev. 1968. Zhuki-Listoyedy Yury Karatau (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) [Jurassic leaf beetles of Karatau (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)]. Yurskoy Nasekomiye Karatau [Jurassic Insects of Karatau] 155-165

Belongs to Protoscelis according to A. A. Legalov 2015

See also Legalov 2012, Legalov 2013 and Medvedev 1968

Sister taxa: Protoscelis jurassica, Protoscelis medvedevi, Protoscelis nitidicornis, Protoscelis parvula, Protoscelis tuanwangensis

Type specimens:

  • Protoscelis longicornis: PIN 2066/3241, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2066), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.
  • Pseudomegamerus grandis: PIN 2239/895, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Karatau-Mikhailovka (PIN collection 2239), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large siltstone in the Karabastau Formation of Kazakhstan.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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