†Cryphalites rugosissimus Cockerell 1917 (ironclad beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Zopheridae
Alternative combination: Cryphalites rugosissmus
Full reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1917. Arthropods in Burmese amber. The American Journal of Science, Fourth Series 44(263):360-368
Belongs to Cryphalites according to D. J. Clarke and R. G. Oberprieler 2018
See also Cockerell 1917, Legalov 2011, Ross and York 2000 and Wood and Bright 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: BMNH In.19111, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Swinhoe collection, BMNH)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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