Microentomus Poinar 2015 (beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera

Full reference: G. Poinar. 2015. Taxonomic names, in New genera and species of jumping ground bugs (Hemiptera: Schizopteridae) in Dominican and Burmese amber, with a description of a meloid (Coleoptera: Meloidae) triungulin on a Burmese specimen. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 50:372-381

Parent taxon: Coleoptera according to J. Batelka et al. 2018

See also Poinar 2015

Sister taxa: Acmaeodera perreaui, Adelidium, Adikia, Adynasia, Allognosis, Allopliosilpha, Alphacoleoptera, Anancaeon, Anapiptus, Ancylocheira liasina, Anepismus, Angelinella, Anhuistoma, Anhydrophilus, Anomerus, Anypostatus, Apheloodes, Apicasia, Apioderes, Apiopyrenides, Apistotes, Apsychus, Aptilotitus, Archosyne, Auchenophorites, Babuskaya, Bareus, Bathygerus, Bellingera, Bellingeropsis, Biadelater, Blaptoides, Bothroptera, Brachylaimon, Brachytrachelites, Brevispinnatus, Brochocoleus indibili, Brodiola, Bucklandula, Buprestium, Campopsis, Carabicina, Carabiques, Carabocera, Cardioides, Cardiosyne, Cebrionates, Cerylonopsis, Chimaerocoleites, Chlaeniopsis, Chrysomelidium, Chrysomelinae, Chrysomelophana, Cicindeletae, Cistela, Cistelites, Clathropenna, Clerii, Clinomerus, Coccinellophana, Coleopterites, Coleopteron, Coleopteron depressus, Coleopteron interpunctatus, Coleopteron laevigatus, Coleopteron scabriusculus, Colymbetopsis, Coprophagi, Cretaceites, Cretofalselaterium, Cretogermen, Cretohelophorus, Criocerina pristina, Critoderma, Cryptauchenia, Curculidium, Curculionites liasinus, Curculiopsidae, Curculium, Cydnopsis nigromembranacea, Cyphospheron, Darbiopelta, Diachoristes, Diaperialae, Diaperidium, Diatarastus, Diatrypamene, Dicyphelus, Diphymation, Diplocelides, Diplothece, Doggeria, Dysarestus, Ecthlimma, Elateridopsidae, Elateridopsis, Elaterina, Elytrulum, Enamma, Entomocantharus, Entomophagi, Eocoleopteron, Eodromeus viriosus, Episcepes, Epomenus, Erotilenae, Erotylites, Etheridgea, Euchroma arvernica, Eucoleoptera, Eurynotellus, Eurysphinctus, Eusarcantarus, Explansimarginis, Fengningia, Flichea, Fuscicupes, Gastrodelus, Gastroratus, Gemelina, Glaphoptera, Glaphyropterites, Glaphyropterula, Grahamelytron, Grasselites, Gurvanocoleus, Gyrinites, Gyrinulopsis, Halticophana, Harpalidium, Heeriaopsis, Helophoropsis, Helophorus exilis, Helophorus magnus, Helopidium, Helopii, Helopium, Helops atticus, Hubeicoleus, Hydrobius godeti, Hydrobius obsoletus, Hydrocanthares, Hydroicetes, Hydrophilites, Hydrophilus stenopterus, Hydroporopsis, Hydrous ebeninus, Hylesinus lineatus, Hyperomima, Ipidae, Isomira aurora, Kamaroma, Katapiptus, Keleusticus, Kibdelia, Kryptophagus, Laimocenos, Lamiites, Lamiophanes, Laodiscis, Latridiites, Leioodes, Leptomites, Leptopodocoleidae, Leptosolenophorus, Longimaxilla, Loxocamarotus, Macrogastri, Macrotrachelites, Malacodermi, Malacodermidae, Masselytron, Megacentrus, Megachorites, Megopis lineolatus, Melanophilites, Melanophilopsis, Menephiloides, Mesocoleoptera, Mesoncus, Mesorhynchophora, Mesotricupes, Mesotylites, Metanastes, Metaxycoleoptera, Micrelaterium, Microcoleopteron, Mimelater, Nannoodes, Nebrioides, Necrophagi, Necticus minutus, Nitidulariae, Nubili, Omogongylus, Onkedodimus, Onthophagus luteus, Ooidellus, Ooperiglyptus, Ooperioristus, Oropseini, Oxycephalites, Oxytoroptera, Pachycoleon, Pachypleurites, Paklapwania, Palaeotrachys, Palaeotylinae, Pallax, Palpatores, Pantodapus, Parabuprestium, Paracurculium, Paragrilium, Paragyrinus, Parasilphites, Parnidium, Parnosoma, Pedinosoma, Peltocoleops, Periboloptera, Peridosoma, Petalocupes, Petrorophus, Phaulogyrinus, Pholipheron, Phytoplesion, Pimeliodes, Plastobuprestites, Plastonebria, Platyprosopi, Pleuralocista, Polypamon, Praedodromeus, Prionophana, Prochrysomela, Proheuristes, Prophasis, Prosthecogmus, Prosthenostictus, Protocoleoptera, Protocuneus, Prototoma, Pseudobuprestites, Pseudocarabites, Pseudocurculionites, Pseudocymindis, Pseudocyphon, Pseudoelateropsis, Pseudohydrophilites, Pseudoprionites, Pseudotelephorus, Pseudotenebrio, Pseudus, Rhomaleus, Rhynchophori, Saperda valdensis, Saprophagi, Scalopoides, Semiglobus, Sideriosemion, Silphidium, Sitonites, Smodicoptera, Sojanocoleidae, Sphaericites, Staphyliniae, Stenelytron, Sternoxi, Stictulus, Strongylites, Strullendorfia, Telephorium, Tenebrionites, Tetillopsis, Tetragonides, Thurmannia, Toksunius, Tolype, Triadocoleopteron, Trialarva, Trichelepturgetes, Tridigitati, Tripsalis, Trixagites, Trochiscites, Trochmalus, Trogossitarii, Trypocoleus, Tshekardocoleidae, Tychon, Ulomites, Velenovskya, Versicolores, Wollastonia, Xenogyrinus, Xinbinia, Xylophagi, Xylotupia, Yanqingia, Zacoleoptera, Zetemenos, Tachypus

Subtaxa: Microentomus epibatus

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Distribution: found only at Burmese amber, Kachin Amber (Poinar collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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