Cainomerga Kirejtshuk et al. 2016 (reticulated beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae

Alternative spelling: Mesocupes (Cainomerga)

Full reference: A. G. Kirejtshuk, A. Nel, and P. A. Kirejtshuk. 2016. Taxonomy of the reticulate beetles of the subfamily Cupedinae (Coleoptera: Archostemata), with a review of the historical development. Invertebrate Zoology 13(2):61-190

Parent taxon: Cupedinae according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020

See also Kirejtshuk et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Anaglyphites, Anaglyphites pluricavus, Apriacma, Asimma, Barbaticupes, Cretomerga, Cupedini, Cupes, Cupidium, Cupopsis, Ensicupes, Furcicupes, Gracilicupes, Kirghizocupes, Latocupes, Mallecupes, Menatops, Mesocupes, Miocupes, Platycupes sogdianus, Priacma sanzii, Priacmopsis, Pterocupes, Taxopsis

Subtaxa: Cainomerga brevicornis Cainomerga fraterna Cainomerga immaculata Cainomerga palaeocenica Cainomerga ponti

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Type: Mesocupes (Cainomerga) brevicornis

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Paleocene of France (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections including 11 occurrences

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