Alternative combinations: Amblomma miniscula, Notocupes miniscula, Zygadenia miniscula
Full reference: J. J. Tan, D. Ren, C. K. Shih and S. Ge. 2006. New fossil beetles of the family Ommatidae (Coleoptera: Archostemata) from the Jehol Biota of China. Acta Geologica Sinica 80(4):474-485
Belongs to Rhabdocupes according to O. D. Strelnikova and E. V. Yan 2023
See also Kirejtshuk 2020, Strelnikova and Yan 2023, Tan et al. 2006 and Tan and Ren 2009
Sister taxa: Rhabdocupes baculatus, Rhabdocupes cellulosus, Rhabdocupes dischides, Rhabdocupes issykkulensis, Rhabdocupes laticella, Rhabdocupes lentus, Rhabdocupes longus, Rhabdocupes minor, Rhabdocupes oxypygus, Rhabdocupes protensus, Rhabdocupes rostratus, Rhabdocupes sogutensis, Rhabdocupes tenuis, Rhabdocupes vitimensis
Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2005005(1-2), an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2005 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2005 collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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