Insecta - Coleoptera - Cupedidae

Full reference: D. Ren and J. Tan. 2006. A new cupedid genus (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Cupedidae) from Jehol Biota of western Liaoning, China. Annales Zoologici (Warszawa) 56(3):457-464

Belongs to Latocupes according to D. Ren and J. Tan 2006

Sister taxon: Latocupes fortis

Type specimen: CNU-C-LB2005013, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2005 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

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Average measurements (in mm): body 14.0 x 4.5, elytron length 10.0