Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Alternative spelling: Mesocupes (Cainomerga)
Full reference: A. G. Kirejtshuk, A. Nel, and P. A. Kirejtshuk. 2016. Taxonomy of the reticulate beetles of the subfamily Cupedinae (Coleoptera: Archostemata), with a review of the historical development. Invertebrate Zoology 13(2):61-190
Parent taxon: Cupedinae according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anaglyphites, Anaglyphites pluricavus, Apriacma, Asimma, Barbaticupes, Cretomerga, Cupedini, Cupes, Cupidium, Cupopsis, Ensicupes, Furcicupes, Gracilicupes, Kirghizocupes, Latocupes, Mallecupes, Menatops, Mesocupes, Miocupes, Platycupes sogdianus, Priacma sanzii, Priacmopsis, Pterocupes, Taxopsis
Subtaxa: Cainomerga brevicornis Cainomerga fraterna Cainomerga immaculata Cainomerga palaeocenica Cainomerga ponti
Type: Mesocupes (Cainomerga) brevicornis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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