A large artematopodid beetle (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Artematopodidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China and its systematic position

Cai, Chenyang; Fu, Yanzhe; Huang, Diying

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2018.10.009

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“…Artematopodidae are among the basalmost splits in Elateroidea and hence they represent a lineage with a long evolutionary history which can be traced back to the Mesozoic (Kundrata et al 2014;Zhang et al 2018;McKenna et al 2019;Douglas et al 2021;Cai et al 2022). Several artematopodids have been reported from Jurassic and Cretaceous deposits (e.g., Cai et al 2015Cai et al , 2020Li et al 2021). Thus, it is somewhat unexpected that no artematopodids have yet been described from likely the most fossil-rich Cretaceous deposit, Burmese amber (Ross , 2022.…”

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“…Tarsomegamerus Zhang from the same deposit was also transferred to Artematopodidae (Cai et al 2015). Cai et al (2020) reported Cretobrevipogon Cai et al from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation in Northeast China. Recently, "Notocupes" undatabdominus Lin (originally placed in Archostemata) from the Lower Cretaceous of South China was also suggested to be an artematopodid (Li et al 2021).…”

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“…Based on a morphological cladistic analysis, Lawrence (2005) recognized three subfamilies in Artematopodidae, namely Electribiinae (Electribius Crowson, only), Allopogoniinae (Allopogonia Cockerell, only), and Artematopodinae. However, the position of Allopogonia varied dramatically in different studies with similar character lists (Lawrence 2005;Cai et al 2015Cai et al , 2020, which might have been caused by the different selection of outgroup taxa.…”

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First Artematopodidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)

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Huang

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Artematopodid fossils from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber are reported for the first time, represented by three species in two genera. Bipogonia Li, Kundrata & Cai gen. nov. with two species, B. trivialis Li, Kundrata & Cai sp. nov. and B. fortis Li, Kundrata & Cai sp. nov., is mainly characterized by the distinctly serrate antennae, mandibles with both apical and subapical teeth, and prosternum without paired longitudinal ridges. Carinibipogonia xiai Li, Kundrata & Cai gen. et sp. nov. shares with Bipogonia the distinctly serrate antennae and mandibles with both apical and subapical teeth but differs mainly in the prosternum with short paired longitudinal ridges. Based on their morphology, the two new genera might be related to the extant Allopogonia; however, this needs to be tested in the future with a phylogenetic framework.

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First Artematopodidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)

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“…Regarding Elateroidea, representatives of many lineages are known from Cretaceous deposits. Artematopodidae have been described from the Yixian Formation (Cai et al, 2020;Yu et al, 2021),…”

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The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

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Recent progress in beetle palaeontology has incited us to re‐address the evolutionary history of the group. The Permian †Tshekardocoleidae had elytra that covered the posterior body in a loose tent‐like manner. The formation of elytral epipleura and a tight fit of elytra and abdomen were important evolutionary transformations in the Middle Permian, resulting in a tightly enclosed subelytral space. Permian families were likely associated with dead wood of gymnospermous trees. The end‐Permian extinction event resulted in a turnover in the composition of beetle faunas, especially a decline of large‐bodied wood‐associated forms. Adephaga and Myxophaga underwent a first wave of diversification in the Triassic. Polyphaga are very rare in this period. The first wave of diversification of this suborder occurs in the Jurassic, with fossils of Elateriformia, Staphyliniformia and Cucujiformia. The Cretaceous fossil record has been tremendously enriched by the discovery of amber inclusions. Numerous fossils represent all major polyphagan lineages and also the remaining suborders. Improved analytical methods for documenting and placing extinct taxa are discussed. Different factors have played a role in the diversification of beetles. The enormous number of species associated with flowering plants, and timing and patterns of diversification in phytophagous lineages indicate that the angiosperm radiation played a major role in beetle macroevolution. Moreover, the evolution of intimate partnerships with symbionts and the acquisition of novel genes—obtained from fungi and bacteria via horizontal gene transfers—facilitated the use of plant material as a food source and were key innovations in the diversification of plant‐feeding beetles.

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“…The fossil record of artematopodids is sparse, with most species described from the Eocene/Oligocene Baltic amber (Crowson 1973;Hörnschemeyer 1998). Nevertheless, in the past few years, definitive artematopodid fossils have also been reported from the Middle-Late Jurassic Daohugou biota (Cai et al 2015), the Early Cretaceous Jehol biota (Cai et al 2020), and the Miocene Mexican amber (Wu et al 2015). Here we re-examine two fossil specimens from the Lower Cretaceous of South China, which were assigned to the archostematan genus Notocupes Ponomarenko by Lin (1980), i.e., Notocupes undatabdominus and N. ?…”

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Revisiting the systematic positions of two “Notocupes” species from the Lower Cretaceous of South China (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)

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Cai

2021

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Artematopodidae is a small family with approximately 70 described extant species (Gimmel & Bocakova 2015), occupying a basal position in the superfamily Elateroidea (McKenna et al. 2019). The fossil record of artematopodids is sparse, with most species described from the Eocene/Oligocene Baltic amber (Crowson 1973;Hörnschemeyer 1998). Nevertheless, in the past few years, definitive artematopodid fossils have also been reported from the Middle-Late Jurassic Daohugou biota (Cai et al. 2015), the Early Cretaceous Jehol biota (Cai et al. 2020), and the Miocene Mexican amber (Wu et al. 2015). Here we re-examine two fossil specimens from the Lower Cretaceous of South China, which were assigned to the archostematan genus Notocupes Ponomarenko by Lin (1980), i.e., Notocupes undatabdominus and N. ? multituberatus. Our new observation suggests that both specimens do not belong to Notocupes. Notocupes undatabdominus could belong to the polyphagan family Artematopodidae, and Notocupes multituberatus probably belongs to Lasiosynidae.

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A large artematopodid beetle (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Artematopodidae) from the Early Cretaceous of China and its systematic position

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

First Artematopodidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)

First Artematopodidae from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)

The evolutionary history of Coleoptera (Insecta) in the late Palaeozoic and the Mesozoic

Revisiting the systematic positions of two “Notocupes” species from the Lower Cretaceous of South China (Coleoptera: Polyphaga)

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