†Valdopogon simpsoni Tihelka and Cai 2023 (soft bodied plant beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Artematopodidae
Full reference: E. Tihelka and C. Y. Cai. 2023. Taxonomic names, in An unusual artematopodid beetle from Early Cretaceous Wealden amber (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Artematopodidae). Palaeoentomology 6:455-458
Belongs to Valdopogon according to E. Tihelka and C. Y. Cai 2023
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP203316, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Wealden amber, Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight (NIGP collection), which is in a Barremian terrestrial amber in the United Kingdom.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Wealden amber, Chilton Chine, Isle of Wight (NIGP collection)
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