Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Full reference: L. Qiu and Y. Y. Ruan. 2023. A new Cardiophorinae-like click-beetle from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Cretaceous Research 151(105666)
Parent taxon: Elateridae according to L. Qiu and Y. Y. Ruan 2023
Sister taxa: Acmaeodera burmitina, Adocetus, Agrypninae, Artinama, Bilineariselater, Cardiophorinae, Cretoelaterium, Cryptagriotes, Cryptocoelus, Dendrometrinae, Elater maculatus, Elateridium, Elaterinae, Elaterites, Elaterium, Gripecolous, Hemiopinae, Hypnoidinae, Lissominae, Ludiophanes, Mercata, Mionelater, Negastriinae, Omalisinae, Ovivagina, Paralithomerus, Physodactylinae, Pityobiinae, Protagrypninae, Protelaterinae, Protocardiophorus, Pseudocardiophorites, Silicernius, Sinoelaterium, Spheniscosomus, Subprotelaterinae, Tetralobinae, Tetraraphes, Turonelater
Subtaxa: Cretocardiophorus laminatus
Type: Cretocardiophorus laminatus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (Mianyang University MYNU collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)
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