Bukhkalius
Bukhkalius is an extinct genus of beetle belonging to the family Ommatidae, it contains the single species, Bukhkalius lindae. It was described in 2017 initially as a species of the extant genus Tetraphalerus[1] and was placed into a separate monotypic genus in 2020.[2] It is known from a single specimen (NIGP 166152) from Burmese amber, dating to the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. The specimen is around 4.7 mm long and around 1.3 mm wide.
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| Genus: | †Bukhkalius Kirejtshuk and Jarzembowski 2020 |
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| †Bukhkalius lindae Jarzembowski et al. 2017 | |
References
- Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Wang, Bo; Zheng, Daran (October 2017). "Another amber first: A tiny tetraphalerin beetle (Coleoptera: Archostemata) in Myanmar birmite". Cretaceous Research. 78: 84–88. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2017.05.023.
- A. G. Kirejtshuk and E. A. Jarzembowski. 2020. Appendix A. Taxonomic review of fossil coleopterous families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea. Geosciences 10:73
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