Cretopachyderes Kundrata et al. 2021 (click beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Full reference: R. Kundrata, A. S. Prosvirov, R. Long and G. Packova. 2021. Cretopachyderes gen. nov., a new remarkable click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Fossil Record 24:247-355

Parent taxon: Agrypninae according to R. Kundrata et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Agrypnini, Cryptocardiini, Drilini, Hemirhipini, Oophorini, Pseudomelanactini, Pyrophorini

Subtaxa: Cretopachyderes burmitinus

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Type: Cretopachyderes burmitinus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Myanmar Amber Museum MAM collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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