Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthribidae
Alternative combination: Protosceloides nitidicornis
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 longicornis, Protoscelis medvedevi, Protoscelis parvula, Protoscelis tuanwangensis
Type specimen: PIN 2066/2593, 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.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Kazakhstan (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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