Pelretes vivificus Tihelka et al. 2021 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Kateretidae

Full reference: E. Tihelka, L. Q. Li, Y. Z. Fu, Y. T. Su, D. Y. Huang and C. Y. Cai. 2021. Angiosperm pollinivory in a Cretaceous beetle. Nature Plants 7:445-451

Belongs to Pelretes according to E. Tihelka et al. 2021

Sister taxon: Pelretes bicolor

Type specimen: NIGP 171683, 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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