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Issue: Vol. 8 No. 6: (In progress) November 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-11-10
DOI: 10.11646/palaeoentomology.8.6.1
Page range: 605-608
Abstract views: 18
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Archistrophus filicornis gen. et sp. nov., a new polypore fungus beetle (Coleoptera, Tetratomidae) from the Cretaceous Kachin amber

Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biosecurity, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilization of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
Coleoptera Tetratomidae

Abstract

The family Tetratomidae Billberg, 1820 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea), commonly known as polypore fungus beetles, primarily feed on fresh or decaying fruiting bodies of various fungi (Lawrence & Leschen, 2010; Hsiao et al., 2018; Hsiao, 2020). Adults of this family are nocturnal and are typically found in forest habitats, associated with coarse woody debris (Pollock, 2008, 2012; Hsiao et al., 2018).

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