Lithohypna laoningensis Nikolajev 2014 (bumble bee scarab beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Glaphyridae

Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev. 2014. On the position of the fossil species Fortishybosorus ericeusicus Yan, Bai et Ren, 2012 within the superfamily scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). Euroasian Entomological Journal 13:253-256

Belongs to Lithohypna according to G. V. Nikolajev 2014

Sister taxa: Lithohypna chifengensis, Lithohypna lepticephala, Lithohypna longula, Lithohypna tuberculata, Lithohypna yuxiana

Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2009603, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2009 collection

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