Insecta - Coleoptera - Cantharidae

Full reference: F. Fanti and P. Müller. 2022. Fossil Cantharidae from the Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber of the Patrick Müller collection, and taxonomic information. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 22:331-380

Parent taxon: Cantharini according to F. Fanti and P. Müller 2022

Sister taxa: Arturmiles, Atalantycha, Burmomiles, Cantharis, Elektrokleinia, Groehnionycha, Hukawngichthyurus, Juratelacrima, Lycocerus, Molliberus, Palmnickeneoceras, Podistra, Poinarelektronmiles, Rhagonycha, Sanaungulus, Sucinorhagonycha, Themus, Electronycha, Sucinocantharis, Noergaardia, Eridanula, Michalskantharis, Cacomorphocerus

Subtaxa: Vitalfranzius burmiticus Vitalfranzius cretaceus

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Type: Vitalfranzius burmiticus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin amber (SNSB-BSPG collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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