†Protokateretes magnascapulae Zhao et al. 2024 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Kateretidae
Full reference: Q. Zhao, D. Y. Huang, and C. Y. Cai. 2024. Taxonomic names, in Two new kateretid beetle species (Coleoptera: Kateretidae) with specialized antennal scapes in males from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Cretaceous Research 158(105848)
Belongs to Protokateretes according to Q. Zhao et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Protokateretes antiquus, Protokateretes megacephalus, Protokateretes rectangulum
Type specimen: NIGP203317, 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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