Insecta - Coleoptera - Helophoridae
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 2014. Coleoptera, in Upper Jurassic Lagerstätte Shar Teg, southwestern Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 48:1658-1671
Belongs to Helophorus (Mesosperchus) according to A. G. Ponomarenko 2014
Sister taxa: Helophorus (Mesosperchus) gracilis, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) inceptivus, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) tarsalis, Helophorus (Mesosperchus) yixianus
Type specimen: PIN 2470/997, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shar-Teg, outcrop 443/1 (PIN collection 4270), which is in a Tithonian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Sharteg Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Mongolia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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