Propiestus archaicus

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: Piestinae
Genus: †Propiestus
Species: Propiestus archaicus

Name

†Propiestus archaicus Yamamoto, Caron & Bortoluzzi, 2018

Native distribution areas

Myanmar [Upper Cretaceous: lowermost Cenomanian amber].

References

Primary references

• Yamamoto, S., Caron, E. & Bortoluzzi, S. 2018 [2019]. Propiestus archaicus, the first Mesozoic amber inclusion of piestine rove beetles and its evolutionary and biogeographical significance (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Piestinae). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 17(15): 1257–1270. DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2018.1517282 Reference page.  [original description]