Stegocoleus caii Jarzembowski and Wang 2016 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Ommatidae

Full reference: E. A. Jarzembowski and B. Wang. 2016. An unusual basal beetle from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Archostemata). Alcheringa 40:297-302

Belongs to Stegocoleus according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020

See also Jarzembowski and Wang 2016

Sister taxa: Stegocoleus arkonus, Stegocoleus lawrencei

Type specimen: NIGP 157004, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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