†Fantosmium qizhihaoi Li et al. 2025 (clown beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Histeridae
Full reference: Y. Li, D. Huang, and C. Cai. 2025. Fantosmium, a new genus of Onthophilinae from midâCretaceous Kachin amber (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Ecology and Evolution 15(e71849)
Belongs to Fantosmium according to Y. Li et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NIGP207347, 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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