Alternative combination: Zygadenia diazromerali
Full reference: C. Soriano and X. Delclos. 2006. New cupedid beetles from the Lower Cretaceous of Spain and the palaeogeography of the family. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 51:185-200
Belongs to Notocupes according to O. D. Strelnikova and E. V. Yan 2023
See also Kirejtshuk 2020, Soriano and Delclos 2006 and Strelnikova and Yan 2023
Sister taxa: Lupicupes trachylaenus, Notocupes alienus, Notocupes baojiatunensis, Notocupes caudatus, Notocupes cyclodontus, Notocupes daohugouensis, Notocupes elegans, Notocupes excellens, Notocupes kezuoensis, Notocupes khasurtyiensis, Notocupes laetus, Notocupes laiyangensis, Notocupes lapidarius, Notocupes latus, Notocupes lini, Notocupes ludongensis, Notocupes mongolicus, Notocupes neli, Notocupes ohmkuhnlei, Notocupes picturatus, Notocupes pingi, Notocupes pulcher, Notocupes reticulatus, Notocupes robustus, Notocupes rudis, Notocupes shiluoensis, Notocupes tuanwangensis, Notocupes validus
Type specimen: MCCM LH 12001, an exoskeleton (lacking antennae and part of legs). Its type locality is Las Hoyas (MCCM collection), which is in a Barremian lacustrine - large limestone/packstone in the La Huérguina Formation of Spain.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Las Hoyas (MCCM collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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