Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae

Alternative combination: Mesocupes latilabialis

Full reference: J. J. Tan, D. Y. Huang, and D. Ren. 2007. First record of fossil Mesocupes from China (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Cupedidae). Acta Geologica Sinica 81:688-696

Belongs to Latocupes according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020

See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016, Tan et al. 2007 and Tan and Ren 2009

Sister taxa: Latocupes angustilabialis, Latocupes bellus, Latocupes collaris, Latocupes fortis, Latocupes jiensis

Type specimen: NIGP 142146, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (NIGP collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Daohugou (NIGP collection)

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