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DIVERSITY-BASEL
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/d15010019
Keywords
Myanmar amber; Kateretidae; taxonomy; fossil; biodiversity
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The fossil records of Kateretidae from the Mesozoic are pivotal in understanding the origins and early evolution of the family. Recent discoveries of Cretaceous kateretids have provided valuable insights into the paleodiversity and morphological diversity of these taxa. This study establishes a new genus and species of kateretid beetles, Scaporetes rectus gen. et sp. nov., based on a specimen preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from northern Myanmar. The new species is characterized by its significantly enlarged scape and extremely small labrum. This discovery highlights the morphological disparity of Kateretidae during the late Mesozoic.
The fossil records of Kateretidae from the Mesozoic are significant for understanding the origin and early evolution of the family. The recent discoveries of Cretaceous kateretids have provided valuable information about the palaeodiversity and morphological disparity of the taxa. Here, we establish a new genus and species of kateretid beetles, Scaporetes rectus gen. et sp. nov., based on a specimen preserved in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from northern Myanmar. The new species is characterized by its strongly enlarged scape and extremely small labrum. Our discovery highlights the morphological disparity of Kateretidae in the late Mesozoic.
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