†Cretohypna yixianensis Nikolajev and Ren 2015 (bumble bee scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Glaphyridae
Full reference: G. V. Nikolajev and D. Ren. 2015. A second species of the fossil genus Cretohypna Yan, Nikolajev et Ren (Coleoptera: Glaphyridae) from the Mesozoic of China. Euroasian Entomological Journal 14:142-143
Belongs to Cretohypna according to G. V. Nikolajev and D. Ren 2015
Sister taxa: Cretohypna cristata, Cretohypna puncta, Cretohypna robusta
Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2009729, 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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