ammonites
Laetopsia shatrovskiyi Prokin et al. 2010

Insecta - Coleoptera

Alternative combination: Hydrophilopsia shatrovskiyi

Full reference: A. Prokin, D. Ren, and M. Fikacek. 2010. New Mesozoic water scavenger beetles from the Yixian Formation in China (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea). Annales Zoologici 60:173-179

Belongs to Laetopsia according to M. Fikacek et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Laetopsia baissensis, Laetopsia bontsaganica, Laetopsia hydraenoides, Laetopsia mongolica

Type specimen: CNU-COL-LB2010242, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Huangbanjigou, Chaomidian Village, CNU 2010 collection, which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large mudstone in the Yixian Formation of China.

Average measurements (in mm): body 5.28 x 2.42, elytron length 3.60