Priscaplectus carinatus Yin et al. 2019 (rove beetle)

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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