Tribe Mecopelmini Thompson 1992 (ambrosia beetle)
Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Alternative spelling: Mecopelminae
Full reference: R. T. Thompson. 1992. Observations on the morphology and classification of weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) with a key to major groups. Journal of Natural History 26:835-891
Parent taxon: Platypodinae according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Diapodini, Platypodidarum, Platypodidarum ferrarae, Platypodini, Tesserocerini
Subtaxa: Gongyloceria Xyleborites
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence