Fuscicupes
Fuscicupes is an extinct genus of beetle. It contains only one species, Fuscicupes parvus.[1] It was included in the family Ommatidae by some authors, but was excluded by Kirejtshuk (2020).[2] It is known from the Aptian aged Laiyang Formation, China.
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Genus: | †Fuscicupes Hong & Wang, 1990 |
Species: | †F. parvus |
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†Fuscicupes parvus Hong & Wang, 1990 | |
References
- Ommatidae Species List Archived 2012-10-23 at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
- Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2020-02-17). "Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea". Geosciences. 10 (2): 73. Bibcode:2020Geosc..10...73K. doi:10.3390/geosciences10020073. ISSN 2076-3263.
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