Ofthalmopeltos Yan et al. 2017 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Peltosynidae

Full reference: E. V. Yan, R. G. Beutel, and A. G. Ponomarenko. 2017. †Peltosynidae, a new beetle family from the Middle–Late Triassic of Kyrgyzstan: its affinities with Polyphaga (Insecta, Coleoptera) and the groundplan of this megadiverse suborder. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 16:515-530

Parent taxon: Peltosynidae according to E. V. Yan et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Gnathopeltos, Peltosyne

Subtaxa: Ofthalmopeltos synkritos

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Type: Ofthalmopeltos synkritos

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Distribution: found only at Madygen, PIN collection 2785, Dzhailoucho area (Triassic of Kyrgyzstan)

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