†Vetubrachypsectra burmitica Qu and Cai 2019 (Texas beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Brachypsectridae
Full reference: T. Q. Qu and C. Y. Cai. 2019. Taxonomic names, in First Mesozoic brachypsectrid beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Brachypsectridae). Cretaceous Research 106(104190)
Belongs to Vetubrachypsectra according to T. Q. Qu and C. Y. Cai 2019
Sister taxon: Vetubrachypsectra huchengi
Type specimen: NIGP170326, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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