Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Full reference: S. Lee, C. Cai, and G. Nam. 2025. Cretaceous beetles of the Jinju Formation: Cryptocoelus minimus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateridae) from the Early Cretaceous of South Korea. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 77:28-35
Belongs to Cryptocoelus according to S. Lee et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Cryptocoelus baissensis, Cryptocoelus buffoni, Cryptocoelus dolini, Cryptocoelus gianteus, Cryptocoelus lukashevichae, Cryptocoelus major, Cryptocoelus shcherbakovi, Cryptocoelus sinitshenkovae
Type specimen: GNUE217049, an exoskeleton (elytron). Its type locality is Jeongchon Mountain, Jeongchon City, Jinju, which is in an Albian lacustrine - large shale in the Jinju Formation of South Korea.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of South Korea (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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