Insecta - Coleoptera - Meloidae

Synonym: Microbasis Martins-Neto 1998 [replaced name]

Full reference: N. A. Saxton, K. E. Schnepp, and G. S. Powell. 2026. Annotated catalogue of fossil Meloidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) with discovery of a junior homonym. Insecta Mundi 1171:1-15

Parent taxon: Meloidae according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1998

See also Saxton et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Eleticinae, Meloinae, Microentomus, Nemognathinae

Subtaxa: Tremembasis longinota

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Type: Microbasis longinota

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Distribution: found only at Santa Fe farm, Padre Eterno, Taubaté municipality (UnG collection) (Oligocene of Brazil)

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