†Protocephaloncus perkovskyi Tshernyshev 2016 (soft-winged flower beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Melyridae
Full reference: S. E. Tshernyshev. 2016. New taxa of soft-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera, Malachiidae) in Baltic and Rovno amber. Paleontological Journal 50:953-962
Belongs to Protocephaloncus according to E. Tihelka et al. 2021
See also Tshernyshev 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SIZK UA-719, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Ukraine.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Rovno Amber, Ukryantar factory material (SIZK UA collection)
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