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Cupedidae

Tenomerga cinerea Prolixocupes latreillei
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Containing group: Archostemata

References

Beutel, R. G. and T. H?rnschemeyer. 2002. Description of the larva of Rhipsideigma raffrayi (Coleoptera: Archostemata), with phylogenetic and functional implications. European Journal of Entomology 99:53-66.

Carpenter, F. M. 1992. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part R. Arthropoda 4, Volume 3: Superclass Hexapoda. Geological Society of America and University of Kansas, Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas.

Neboiss, A. 1984. Reclassification of Cupes Fabricius (s.lat.), with descriptions of new genera and species (Cupedidae: Coleoptera). Systematic Entomology 9:443-447.

Ponomarenko, A. G. 1966. New beetles of the Family Cupedidae (Coleoptera) from Mesozoic deposits of Transbaikalia. Revue d'Entomologie de l'URSS 45:138-143.

Ponomarenko, A. G. 1969. Historical development of the Coleoptera-Archostemata. Trudy paleontologicheskogo instituta akademii nauk SSSR 125:1-240.

Ponomarenko, A. G. 1972. Erster fund eines Cupediden im neogen Europas (Coleoptera: Cupedidae). Vestnik Cs. spol. zool. 37(2):101-103.

Ponomarenko, A. G. 1997. New beetles of the Family Cupedidae from the Mesozoic of Mongolia. Ommatini, Mesocupedini, Priacmini. Paleontological Journal 31(4):389-399.

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Title Illustrations
Scientific Name Priacma serrata
Location Oregon, U.S.A.
Copyright © 1995 David R. Maddison
Tenomerga cinerea
Scientific Name Tenomerga cinerea
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult
View Dorsal
Copyright © 1996 David R. Maddison
Scientific Name Rhipsideigma raffrayi
Location Madagascar
Copyright © 1995 David R. Maddison
Prolixocupes latreillei
Scientific Name Prolixocupes latreillei
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Life Cycle Stage Adult
View Dorsal
Copyright © 1996 David R. Maddison
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