Electroatopos

Electroatopos castaneus is an extinct species of ant-like stone beetle, described in 2010, and the only species in the genus Electroatopos.[1] It existed in what is now Myanmar during the Middle Cretaceous period.[1]

Electroatopos castaneus
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Staphylinidae
Subfamily:
Scydmaeninae
Genus:
Electroatopos

Chatzimanolis, Engel & Newton, 2010
Species:
E. castaneus
Binomial name
Electroatopos castaneus
Chatzimanolis, Engel & Newton, 2010

References
  1. Chatzimanolis, S.; Engel, M. S.; Newton, A. F.; Grimaldi, D. (2010). "New ant-like stone beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)". Cretaceous Research. 31 (1): 77โ€“84. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.09.009.


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