Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Alternative combination: Mesocupes (Anaglyphites) mongolicus
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 1997. New beetles of the family Cupedidae from the Mesozoic of Mongoloa. Ommatini, Mesocupedini, Priacmini. Paleontological Journal 31:389-399
Belongs to Anaglyphites according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016 and Ponomarenko 1997
Sister taxa: Anaglyphites admotus, Anaglyphites capitatus, Anaglyphites clavatus, Anaglyphites crassipygus, Anaglyphites laximandibule, Anaglyphites minimus, Anaglyphites minutissimus
Type specimen: PIN 3559/1608, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Bon Tsagaan (PIN collection 3559, outcrop 35), which is in an Aptian lacustrine siliciclastic in the Dzun-Bain Formation of Mongolia.
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Mongolia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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