Micromalthus eocenicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cupedoidea

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: Archostemata Superfamilia: Cupedoidea

Familia: Micromalthidae
Genus: Micromalthus
Species: †Micromalthus eocenicus

Name

Micromalthus eocenicus Kirejtshuk, Nel & Collomb, 2010

Synonyms

• Micromalthus eocenicus: Brasero, Nel & Michez, 2009: 42, 45 [nomen nudum]

Type data

• Holotype: MNHN PA 7870
  • Type kind: female in amber
  • Type locality: Lowermost Eocene, circa - 53 Myr, Sparnacian, level MP7 of the mammal fauna of Dormaal, Farm Le Quesnoy, Chevrière, region of Creil, Oise department, northern France
  • Paratypes (1 female in amber): MNHN PA 1286

References

Primary references

• Brasero, N.; Nel, A.; Michez, D. 2009: Insects from the Early Eocene amber of Oise (France): diversity and palaeontological significance. Denisia, 26: 41–52.
• Kirejtshuk, A.G., Nel, A. & Collomb, F.-M. 2010. New Archostemata (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the French Paleocene and Early Eocene, with a note on the composition of the suborder. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.) 46: 216–227. DOI: 10.1080/00379271.2010.10697661 . Reference page.