†Priscaplectus carinatus Yin et al. 2019 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: Z. Yin, D. S. Chandler, and C. Cai. 2019. Priscaplectus gen. nov. and two new species in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Cretaceous Research 103(104174)
Belongs to Priscaplectus according to Z. Yin et al. 2019
Sister taxon: Priscaplectus grandiceps
Type specimen: NIGP 169691, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber, Kachin amber (NIGP collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Myanmar (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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