†Afrotaldycupes africanus Ponomarenko 2005 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Taldycupedidae
Alternative combination: Taldycupes africanus
Full reference: A. G. Ponomarenko. 2005. Taxonomy, in New beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Late Permian of South Africa. African Invertebrates 46:253-260
Belongs to Afrotaldycupes according to A. G. Kirejtshuk 2020
See also Ponomarenko 2005
Sister taxon: Afrotaldycupes lidgettoniensis
Type specimen: NMSA 2574, an elytra. Its type locality is Balgowan (Bal 111), which is in a Changhsingian delta plain shale in the Estcourt Formation of South Africa.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Balgowan (Bal 111)
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