Foveapeltis gen. nov., an unusual cleroid genus with large hypomeral cavities from mid‐Cretaceous amber (Coleoptera: Cleroidea)

Autor: Yan‐Da Li, Jiří Kolibáč, Zhen‐Hua Liu, Adam Ślipiński, Shûhei Yamamoto, Ya‐Li Yu, Wei‐Ting Zhang, Chen‐Yang Cai
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 14, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-7758
52432610
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11589
Popis: Abstract Beetles have a remote evolutionary history dating back to the Carboniferous, with Mesozoic fossils playing a pivotal role in elucidating the early evolution of extant families. Despite their exceptional preservation in amber, deciphering the systematic positions of Mesozoic trogossitid‐like beetles remains challenging. Here, we describe and illustrate a new trogossitid‐like lineage from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber, Foveapeltis rutai Li, Kolibáč, Liu & Cai, gen. et sp. nov. Foveapeltis stands out within the Cleroidea due to the presence of a significant large cavity on each hypomeron. While the exact phylogenetic placement of Foveapeltis remains uncertain, we offer a discussion on its potential affinity based on our constrained phylogenetic analyses.
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