Subfamily Pelecotominae Seidlitz 1875 (wedge shaped beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Alternative spelling: Pelecotomini
Synonym: Micholaeminae Viana 1971
Full reference: G. Seidlitz. 1875. Fauna Baltica. Die Käfer (Coleoptera) der Ostseeprovinzen Russlands 81-142
Parent taxon: Ripiphoridae according to C. Y. Cai et al. 2022
See also Alekseev 2019, Batelka et al. 2018, Batelka et al. 2016, Bouchard et al. 2011, Hsiao and Huang 2017, Lawrence and Newton 1995 and Seidlitz 1875
Sister taxa: Hemirhipidiinae, Ptilophorinae, Ripidiinae, Ripiphorinae, Salignacicola
Subtaxa: Burmitoma Clinops Flabellotoma Plesiotoma Spinotoma
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (3)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences