Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Full reference: A. G. Kirejtshuk, A. G. Moseyko, and D. Ren. 2015. Mesozoic leaf beetles of the tribe Mesolpinini trib. nov. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from the Lower Cretaceous. Paleontological Journal 49:1424-1435
Belongs to Mesolpinus according to A. G. Kirejtshuk et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Mesolpinus adapertilis, Mesolpinus angusticollis, Mesolpinus basicollis, Mesolpinus trapezicollis
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB-2009840, 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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