Cretophengodes azari Li et al. 2021 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Cretophengodidae

Full reference: Y. D. Li, R. Kundrata, E. Tihelka and C. Y. Cai. 2021. Taxonomic names, in Cretophengodidae, a new Cretaceous beetle family, sheds light on the evolution of bioluminescence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288(20202730)

Belongs to Cretophengodes according to Y. D. Li et al. 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGP173775, 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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