†Sphaerothorax uenoi Cai and Lawrence 2019 (minute beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Clambidae
Full reference: C. Y. Cai and J. F. Lawrence. 2019. Taxonomic names, in Basal polyphagan beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar: biogeographic implications and long-term morphological stasis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286(20182175)
Belongs to Sphaerothorax according to C. Y. Cai and J. F. Lawrence 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP168930, 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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