†Mysteriohelota metallicus Hsiao 2026 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Helotidae
Full reference: Y. Hsiao. 2026. Quantitative morphological analysis reveals a greater morphological diversity in Cretaceous Helotidae (Coleoptera, Nitiduloidea), with description of a new genus and species from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Fossil Record 29:171-183
Belongs to Mysteriohelota according to Y. Hsiao 2026
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: YH-COL00005, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Burmese amber (NMNS Taiwan collection), which is in a Cenomanian terrestrial amber in Myanmar.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Burmese amber (NMNS Taiwan collection)
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