Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae

Full reference: J. F. Zhang. 1989. Fossil Insects From Shanwang, Shandong, China 1-459

Belongs to Elater according to J. F. Zhang 1989

Sister taxa: Elater asmodeus, Elater burmitinus, Elater canabinus

Type specimen: s82713, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Shanwang, Linqu County, collection 4, which is in a Miocene lacustrine - large mudstone in the Shanwang Formation of China.

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Average measurements (in mm): body 16.7 x 5.0