†Planocoleus ensatus Hong 1982 (jewel beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1982. Mesozoic Fossil Insects of Jiuquan Basin in Gansu Province 1-187
Belongs to Planocoleus according to Y. C. Hong 1982
Sister taxa: Planocoleus glabratus, Planocoleus mjangadiensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Sample II8L477, Xiagou, Qingquan Town, Yumen City, which is in an Aptian lacustrine mudstone in the Xiagou Formation of China
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sample II8L477, Xiagou, Qingquan Town, Yumen City
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