Cretotrichopsenius burmiticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Staphylinoidea

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: Staphylinoidea

Familia: Staphylinidae
Subfamilia: Aleocharinae
Tribus: Trichopseniini
Genus: †Cretotrichopsenius
Species: Cretotrichopsenius burmiticus

Name

†Cretotrichopsenius burmiticus Cai, Huang, Newton, Eldredge & Engel, 2017: 1230

• Type locality: Amber mine located near Noije Bum, Tanaing, Kachin, Myanmar.
• Holotype: NIGP, NIGP164518.

Native distribution areas

Myanmar [mid-Cretaceous amber].

References

Primary references

• Cai, C-Y., Huang, D-Y., Newton, A.F., Eldredge, K.T. & Engel, M.S. 2017. Early evolution of specialized termitophily in Cretaceous beetles. Current Biology 27(8): 1229–1235, online supplements (8 pp.). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.03.009 Reference page.  [original description: p. 1230]