†family Mastigocoleidae Tihelka et al. 2022 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Mastigocoleidae

Full reference: E. Tihelka, M. A. Jäch, R. Kundrata and C. Y. Cai. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Mastigocoleidae fam. nov., a new Mesozoic beetle family and the early evolution of Dryopoidea (Coleoptera). Insect Systematics and Diversity 6(3:3)

Parent taxon: Dryopoidea according to E. Tihelka et al. 2022

Sister taxa: Actinocerites, Brachypodites, Callirhipidae, Chelonariidae, Cneoglossidae, Dryopidae, Elmidae, Eulichadidae, Expansifemoria, Heteroceridae, Jiuquanocoleus, Limnichidae, Lutrochidae, Psephenidae, Ptilodactylidae

Subtaxa: Cretaceocoleus Mastigocoleus

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Type: Mastigocoleus

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Brazil (2 collections), China (1), Myanmar (3)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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