Mesosa expansa Hong 1984

Insecta - Coleoptera - Cerambycidae

Alternative combination: Sinocaralosoma expansum

Full reference: Y. C. Hong. 1984. Fossil insects in the diatoms of Shanwang. Bulletin of the Tianjin Institute of Geology and Mineral Resources 8:1-15

Belongs to Mesosa according to J. F. Zhang 1989

Sister taxa: Mesosa (Aplocnemia), Mesosa jasonis, Mesosa laxa, Mesosa longiuscula, Mesosa soteria, Mesosa transversa, Mesosa viaria, Sinocaralosoma expansa, Sinocalosoma longicornuta

Type specimen: 750127, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 5, which is in a Burdigalian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.

Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 5

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