Insecta - Coleoptera - Permocupedidae

Full reference: H. Geertsema and J. A. van den Heever. 1996. A new beetle, Afrocupes firmae gen. et sp. nov. (Permocupedidae), from the late Palaeozoic Whitehill Formation of South Africa. South African Journal of Science 92:497-499

Parent taxon: Permocupedinae according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020

See also Geertsema and van den Heever 1996

Sister taxa: Archicupes, Cytocupes, Cytocupoides, Eocupes, Frankencupes, Ichthyocupes, Kaltanicupes, Kaltanocoleus, Linicupes, Maricoleus, Permocupes, Pintolla, Protocupes, Protocupoides, Taldycupes chachlovi, Tatarocupes, Uralocupes

Subtaxa: Afrocupes firmae

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Type: Afrocupes firmae

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Kenmoore Farm (Permian of South Africa)

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