Cretoloricera
Cretoloricera is a genus of ground beetles (Carabidae) that lived during the middle cretaceous period. The genus currently only has one known species which is Cretoloricera electra. The genus morphology is has a strong and robust maxilla and a highly modified galea. It had a nasal with prominent teeth and lack lacinia.[1]
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Tribe: | Loricerini |
Genus: | Cretoloricera Liu, Makarov et Luo, gen. nov. |
Species: | C. electra |
Reference
- Liu, Hua; Makarov, Kirill V.; Jarzembowski, Edmund A.; Xiao, Chuantao; Luo, Cihang (2023-08-01). "Cretoloricera electra gen. et sp. nov., the oldest record of Loricerini (Coleoptera: Adephaga: Carabidae: Loricerinae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber". Cretaceous Research. 148: 105540. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2023.105540. ISSN 0195-6671.
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