A New Genus and Species of Lophocateridae from Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar (Coleoptera) †
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2. Material and Methods
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3.1. Systematic Palaeontology
3.2. Phylogenetic Results
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Appendix A. Key to the Mesozoic Lophocateridae
- Pronotum strongly transverse (more than 2.5 times as wide as long)……………………………………………………………Ancyrona eocenica Schmied et al.Pronotum slightly or moderately transverse (less than 2.5 times as wide as long)………………………………………………………………………………………………2
- Antennae 9-segmented………………………………………………………………………3Antennae 10-segmented or 11-segmented…………………………………………………4
- Pronotum sides distinctly explanate with distinctly, coarsely crenulate edges; pronotal punctures unevenly distributed but usually separated by one or two diameters; length 3 mm.…………………………………………Antillipeltis iviei Lawrence, Leschen & ŚlipińskiPronotum sides slightly explanate with weakly crenulate edges; pronotal punctures usually separated by more than two diameters; 2.7 mm …………Antillipeltis alleni Lawrence, Leschen & Ślipiński
- Apical antennal segment more than twice as long as the preceding two……Zaiwa pankowskiorum Lyubarsky et al.Apical antennal segment less than twice as long as the preceding two………………5
- Antennae 10-segmented……………………………………………………………………6Antennae 11-segmented……………………………………………………………………8
- Elytra with distinct carinae…………………………………………………………………7Elytra without carinae…………………………………………Cretamerus vulloi Peris et al.
- Head (sub)glabrous; pronotum and elytra pubescent along margins; length 5 mm …………………………………………………………Promanodes serafini Kolibáč et al.Head, pronotum and elytra with distinct pubescence; length 3 mm……Promanodes alleni Kolibáč
- Body clothed with distinct hairs or setae…………………………………………………9Body (sub)glabrous…………………………………………………………………………10
- Frontoclypeal suture present; antennal club slightly asymmetrical; anterior pronotal corners moderately projecting; protrochantins exposed……………Burmacateres longicoxa Kolibáč & PerisFrontoclypeal suture absent; antennal club slightly symmetrical; anterior pronotal angles very slightly prominent, blunt; protrochantin reduced……………Gracilenticrus burmiticus Yu, Kolibáč & Ślipiński
- Anterior angles somewhat prominent……………………Paracretocateres bellus Yu et al.Anterior angles strongly prominent forward……………………………………………11
- Prosternal process broadly angulate at level of procoxae, with short and rounded apex extending beyond coxae; length 3.9 mm………………Yixianteres beipiaoensis Yu et al.Prosternal process parallel-sided, relatively broad, straight or slightly expanding apically; length 28.3 mm………………………Parayixianteres parvus Yu, Leschen & Ślipiński
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Yu, Y.-L.; Li, Y.-D.; Kolibáč, J.; Ślipiński, A.; Ren, D.; Pang, H.; Li, Z.-Q. A New Genus and Species of Lophocateridae from Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar (Coleoptera). Insects 2021, 12, 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121052
Yu Y-L, Li Y-D, Kolibáč J, Ślipiński A, Ren D, Pang H, Li Z-Q. A New Genus and Species of Lophocateridae from Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar (Coleoptera). Insects. 2021; 12(12):1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121052
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Ya-Li, Yan-Da Li, Jiří Kolibáč, Adam Ślipiński, Dong Ren, Hong Pang, and Zhi-Qiang Li. 2021. "A New Genus and Species of Lophocateridae from Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar (Coleoptera)" Insects 12, no. 12: 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121052
APA StyleYu, Y.-L., Li, Y.-D., Kolibáč, J., Ślipiński, A., Ren, D., Pang, H., & Li, Z.-Q. (2021). A New Genus and Species of Lophocateridae from Mid-Cretaceous Amber of Myanmar (Coleoptera). Insects, 12(12), 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121052