Mesozoic leaf beetles of the tribe Mesolpinini trib. nov. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from the Lower Cretaceous

This publication is based on recent studies of Lower Cretaceous leaf beetles from the Yixian Formation (Liaoning, China), which are represented by five new species of one new genus Mesolpinus gen. nov. ( M. antenattus sp. nov. [type species], M. adapertilis sp. nov., M. angusticollis sp. nov., M. ba...

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Veröffentlicht in:Paleontological journal 2015-12, Vol.49 (13), p.1424-1435
Hauptverfasser: Kirejtshuk, A. G., Moseyko, A. G., Ren, Dong
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This publication is based on recent studies of Lower Cretaceous leaf beetles from the Yixian Formation (Liaoning, China), which are represented by five new species of one new genus Mesolpinus gen. nov. ( M. antenattus sp. nov. [type species], M. adapertilis sp. nov., M. angusticollis sp. nov., M. basicollis sp. nov., and M. trapezicollis sp. nov.) assigned to a new tribe, Mesolpinini trib. nov. of the subfamily Chrysomelinae. This tribe, which includes only species from the Jehol biota, is the oldest known group of the family in the fossil record. A key to species of the genus Mesolpinus gen. nov. is provided and the position of the new tribe is discussed. A brief overview of the Mesozoic data on the subfamily Chrysomeloidea is given.
ISSN:0031-0301
1555-6174
DOI:10.1134/S0031030115130043