†Electribius palaeomexicanus Wu et al. 2015 (soft bodied plant beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Artematopodidae
Full reference: H. Wu, D. Coty, and M. Ding. 2015. First artematopodid beetle in Mexican amber and its biogeographic implications (Coleoptera, Artematopodidae). Alcheringa 39:508-513
Belongs to Electribius according to H. Wu et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Electribius balticus, Electribius friederichi, Electribius gorskii, Electribius oligocenicus, Electribius procerus
Type specimen: ZMNH M6841, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rio Salado, Totolapa, Mexican amber (ZMNH coll.), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rio Salado, Totolapa, Mexican amber (ZMNH coll.)
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