†Cretomerga subtilis Tan and Ren 2006 (reticulated beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae
Alternative combination: Priacmopsis subtilis
Full reference: J. J. Tan and D. Ren. 2006. New fossil Priacmini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Archostemata: Cupedidae) from the Jehol Biota of China. Journal of Natural History 40:2653-2661
Belongs to Cretomerga according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016, Tan and Ren 2006 and Tan and Ren 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2006003, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Near Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large shale in the Yixian Formation of China.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Chaomidian Village, CNU 2006 collection
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