† Megatoma turonianensis

species provisionally accepted
(Peris & Háva, 2016) [p. 493]
Gallery page (A. Herrmann)
Citations & References (3)
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Peris D., Háva J. (2016). New species from Late Cretaceous New Jersey amber and stasis in subfamily Attageninae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Journal of Paleontology 90(3): 491-498.
Original Description
p. 493
Ślipiński A., Ren D., Zhou Y.L. (2025). Cretaceous Fossils of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) and Their Phylogenetic Placement. Annales Zoologici 75(1): 153-166.
as Megatoma turonianensis [Megatoma incertae sedis] "This species cannot be placed in Aethriostoma (see Liu et al. 2022) or other genera of subfamily Attageninae... [details listed]". "The placement in Megatoma, a very variable genus with many subgenera, is uncertain, as this group of Megatomini has not been revised."
Combination
p. 165
Háva J. (2025). World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Private Entomological Laboratory and Collection, Únětice/Praha, 368 pp.
as Aethriostoma turonianensis "Aethriostoma turonianensis (Peris & Háva, 2016:493) comb. nov., rest. nov. from Megatoma" [restored back to previous combination; no explanation provided]
Combination
p. 17, 73

Literature and Synonymy

  • Attagenus turonianensis Peris & Háva, 2016:493 [AMNH]
  • Megatoma turonianensis: Ślipiński, Ren & Zhou, 2025:165
  • Aethriostoma turonianensis: Háva, 2025m:17

Distribution

North America

  • U.S.A. (New Jersey) [fossil: Late Cretaceous: Turonian amber]

General Information

iNaturalist Gallery (Megatoma turonianensis)

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