Monticupes

Monticupes; Temporal range: Callovian–Aptian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Monticupes curtinervis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Ommatidae
Genus:	†Monticupes; Ren, 1995
Species
	†Monticupes curtinervis (Tan et al. 2007); †Monticupes decorosus (Tan et al. 2012); †Monticupes fentaiensis Ren 1995; †Monticupes surrectus Ren 1995;

Monticupes is an extinct genus of ommatid beetle. The genus is characterised by "moderately oval body, subtriangular or long (subparallelsided) head with large eyes and well raised temples, pronotum carinate and with subexplanate sides, veins well expressed with fused A1 and Cu at apex and their common vein ending on Sc, explanate elytral sides moderately wide and with diffuse small microtubercles, and abdominal ventrites co-planar (abutting)."^[1]

Species[edit]

†Monticupes curtinervis (Tan et al. 2007) Yixian Formation, China, Aptian
†Monticupes decorosus (Tan et al. 2012) Daohugou, China, Callovian
†Monticupes fentaiensis Ren 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian
†Monticupes surrectus Ren 1995 Lushangfen Formation, China, Aptian

References[edit]

^ Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2020-02-17). "Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea". Geosciences. 10 (2): 73. Bibcode:2020Geosc..10...73K. doi:10.3390/geosciences10020073. ISSN 2076-3263.

[1] Kirejtshuk, Alexander G. (2020-02-17). "Taxonomic Review of Fossil Coleopterous Families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea". Geosciences. 10 (2): 73. Bibcode:2020Geosc..10...73K. doi:10.3390/geosciences10020073. ISSN 2076-3263.

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