Insecta - Coleoptera - Ommatidae
Alternative combination: Tetraphalerus decorosus
Full reference: J. J. Tan, Y. J. Wang, D. Ren and X. K. Yang. 2012. New fossil species of ommatids (Coleoptera: Archostemata) from the middle Mesozoic of China illuminating the phylogeny of Ommatidae. BMC Evolutionary Biology 12(113):1-19
Belongs to Monticupes according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Tan et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Monticupes curtinervis, Monticupes fentaiensis, Monticupes surrectus
Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2010812, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Daohugou (CNU 2010 collection), which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian lacustrine - large shale in the Daohugou Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Daohugou (CNU 2010 collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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