†Salignacicola Batelka and Prokop 2021 (wedge shaped beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Full reference: J. Batelka and J. Prokop. 2021. The earliest beetle with mouthparts specialized for feeding on nectar is a parasitoid of mid‑Cretaceous Hymenoptera. BMC Ecology and Evolution 21(207)
Parent taxon: Ripiphoridae according to J. Batelka and J. Prokop 2021
Sister taxa: Hemirhipidiinae, Pelecotominae, Ptilophorinae, Ripidiinae, Ripiphorinae
Subtaxa: Salignacicola ebboi
Type: Macrosiagon ebboi
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Salignac amber (Cretaceous of France)
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