Cretohypna cristata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scarabaeoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Scarabaeoidea

Familia: Glaphyridae
Genus: †Cretohypna
Species: Cretohypna cristata

Name

• †Cretohypna cristata Yan, Nikolajev & Ren, 2012: figs. 1, 2

Holotype: Key Lab of Insect Evolution & Environmental Changes, College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, CNU-COL-NN2011003.

Type locality: The Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Liutiaogou Village, Ningcheng County, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China.

Etymology: The specific name is derived from Latin word ‘crista-’, which means ‘comb’ or ‘crest’, refers to the presence of a transverse carina on the head.

Primary references

• Yan, Z.; Nikolajev, G.V.; Ren, D. 2012: A new, well-preserved genus and species of fossil Glaphyridae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from the Mesozoic Yixian Formation of Inner Mongolia, China. ZooKeys 241: 67-75. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.241.3262 Reference page.