†Mesothoris punctomarginum Dunstan 1923 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Taldycupedidae
Alternative combination: Elaterium punctomarginum
Full reference: B. Dunstan. 1923. Mesozoic insects of Queensland Part I - introduction and Coleoptera. Queensland Geological Survey Publication 273:1-89
Belongs to Mesothoris according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Dunstan 1923 and Kirejtshuk et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Mesothoris clathrata, Mesothoris grandis
Type specimen: GSQ 200, an elytra. Its type locality is Denmark Hill Insect Bed (Dunstan 1915-1916 collection), which is in a Norian pond siltstone in the Blackstone Formation of Australia.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Denmark Hill Insect Bed (Dunstan 1915-1916 collection)
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