Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Synonym: Palaeocantharis Hsiao et al. 2021
Full reference: S. Ellenberger and F. Fanti. 2019. New Cretaceous soldier beetle (Cantharidae) from Burmese amber with preserved coloration on the elytra. Zootaxa 4609:594-600
Parent taxon: Cantharini according to F. Fanti and P. Müller 2022
See also Ellenberger and Fanti 2019, Fanti and Damgaard 2020 and Hsiao et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Arturmiles, Atalantycha, Burmomiles, Cantharis, Hukawngichthyurus, Juratelacrima, Lycocerus, Molliberus, Palmnickeneoceras, Podistra, Poinarelektronmiles, Rhagonycha, Sanaungulus, Themus, Vitalfranzius
Subtaxa: Elektrokleinia bilineatimaculata Elektrokleinia oblongoculus Elektrokleinia panna Elektrokleinia picta Elektrokleinia steffenseni Elektrokleinia thiloi Elektrokleinia zahradniki
Type: Elektrokleinia picta
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (6 collections)
Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences
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