Insecta - Tarachoptera - Tarachocelidae
Full reference: J. J. Wang, M. S. Engel, C. K. Shih and D. Ren. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Early evolution of wing scales prior to the rise of moths and butterflies. Current Biology 32:1-7
Belongs to Kinitocelis according to J. J. Wang et al. 2022
Sister taxa: Kinitocelis brevicostata, Kinitocelis divisonotata, Kinitocelis hennigi, Kinitocelis macroptera, Kinitocelis patrickmuelleri, Kinitocelis sparsella
Type specimen: CNU-TAR-MA-2015502, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (CNU collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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