Rhomeocalpsua torosa Li et al. 2022 (handsome fungus beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Endomychidae

Full reference: Y. D. Li, W. Tomaszewska, and C. Y. Cai. 2022. Taxonomic names, in Rhomeocalpsua torosa gen. et sp. nov., a unique lineage of Endomychidae from mid‑Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea). Palaeoentomology 5:146-154

Belongs to Rhomeocalpsua according to Y. D. Li et al. 2022

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: NIGP180054, 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)

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