†Hongipsectra electrella Tihelka et al. 2019 (Texas beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Brachypsectridae
Full reference: E. Tihelka, D. Y. Huang, and C. Y. Cai. 2019. Diverse Texas beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Brachypsectridae) in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber: sexual dimorphism and palaeoecology. Palaeoentomology 2:523-531
Belongs to Hongipsectra according to E. Tihelka et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP171391, 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)
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