†Mallecupes (Mallecupes) qingqingae Jarzembowski et al. 2017 (reticulated beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Alternative combination: Mallecupes qingqingae
Full reference: E. A. Jarzembowski, B. Wang, and D. R. Zheng. 2017. The first cupedine beetle from Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Cupedidae). Comptes Rendus Palevol 16:241-247
Belongs to Mallecupes (Mallecupes) according to E. A. Jarzembowski et al. 2017
See also Jarzembowski et al. 2017 and Kirejtshuk 2020
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP 157008, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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