Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Alternative combinations: Anaglyphites zherikhini, Mesocupes (Mesocupes) zherikhini
Full reference: C. Soriano and X. Delclos. 2006. New cupedid beetles from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain and the palaeogeography of the family. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51:185-200
Belongs to Mesocupes according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016 and Soriano and Delclos 2006
Sister taxa: Mesocupes (Mesocupes), Mesocupes bidens, Mesocupes minor, Mesocupes paulus, Mesocupes primitivus, Mesocupes spinosus
Type specimen: MCCM LH 15122, an exoskeleton (lacking part of legs). Its type locality is Las Hoyas (MCCM collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone/packstone in the La Huérguina Formation of Spain.
Distribution: found only at Las Hoyas (MCCM collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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