†Trematosphindus newtoni Li and Cai 2021 (cryptic slime mold beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Sphindidae
Full reference: Y. D. Li and C. Y. Cai. 2021. Taxonomic names, in New mid-Cretaceous cryptic slime mold beetles and the early evolution of Sphindidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 79:587-597
Belongs to Trematosphindus according to Y. D. Li and C. Y. Cai 2021
Sister taxon: Trematosphindus kirejtshuki
Type specimen: NIGP175114, 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)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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