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A new genus of Praemordellinae from the Middle Jurassic of China

A new genus of Praemordellinae from the Middle Jurassic of China Juramordella asperula gen. et sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) is described based on a specimen from the Middle Jurassic Daohugou Biota, Nincheng County, Inner Mongolia of China. Juramordella asperula is distinguished from other Praemordellinae mainly for roughly punctate elytra, absence of subapical or lateral ridges on all tibiae and tarsi, simple, not bilobed protarsi and mesocoxa distant from procoxa, epicoxa not anterior to metacoxa, well‐developed metafemur and absence of elongated pygidium. The morphology of Juramordella asperula demonstrates the early mordellid‐like beetles have adopted the body shape with their way of movement since the Middle Jurassic, long before their flower‐visiting behavior was established. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Anatomical Record Wiley

A new genus of Praemordellinae from the Middle Jurassic of China

The Anatomical Record , Volume Early View – Feb 28, 2023

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Wiley
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© 2023 American Association for Anatomy
ISSN
1932-8486
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1932-8494
DOI
10.1002/ar.25175
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Abstract

Juramordella asperula gen. et sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) is described based on a specimen from the Middle Jurassic Daohugou Biota, Nincheng County, Inner Mongolia of China. Juramordella asperula is distinguished from other Praemordellinae mainly for roughly punctate elytra, absence of subapical or lateral ridges on all tibiae and tarsi, simple, not bilobed protarsi and mesocoxa distant from procoxa, epicoxa not anterior to metacoxa, well‐developed metafemur and absence of elongated pygidium. The morphology of Juramordella asperula demonstrates the early mordellid‐like beetles have adopted the body shape with their way of movement since the Middle Jurassic, long before their flower‐visiting behavior was established.

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The Anatomical RecordWiley

Published: Feb 28, 2023

Keywords: Coleoptera; Daohugou Biota; Jurassic; Praemordellinae; Tenebrionoidea

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