Poinarinius burmaensis Legalov 2018 (false powderpost beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Bostrichidae

Full reference: A. A. Legalov. 2018. New auger beetle (Coleoptera; Bostrichidae) from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 92:210-213

Belongs to Poinarinius according to J. Háva and P. Zahradník 2025

See also Legalov 2018 and Legalov and Háva 2022

Sister taxa: Poinarinius aladelicatus, Poinarinius antonkozlovi, Poinarinius aristovi, Poinarinius borowskii, Poinarinius coziki, Poinarinius cretaceus, Poinarinius decimus, Poinarinius kachinus, Poinarinius lesnei, Poinarinius perkovskyi, Poinarinius vetus, Poinarinius zahradniki

Type specimen: ISEA MA2018/3, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (ISEA Novosibirsk coll), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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