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Flabellotoma

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9057163https://www.gbif.org/species/9057163
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)346383https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=346383
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Ripiphoridae : Flabellotoma
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Ripiphoridae : Flabellotoma
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderCucujiformiaLameere 1938
superfamilyTenebrionoideaLatreille 1802
familyRipiphoridae
subfamilyPelecotominae
genusFlabellotomaBatelka Prokop & Engel 2016
Scientific NameFlabellotoma Batelka, Prokop & Engel, 2016
Name Published InBatelka, Jan, Jakub Prokop & Michael S. Engel. 2016. New ripiphorid beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae): first Pelecotominae and possible Mesozoic aggregative behaviour in male Ripidiinae. Cretaceous Research 68: 70-78.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Flabellotomagenusbelongs to Pelecotominaestated with evidenceBatelka et al., 2016
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Batelka, J. Prokop, and M. S. Engel. 2016. New ripiphorid beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae): first Pelecotominae and possible Mesozoic aggregative behaviour in male Ripidiinae. Cretaceous Research 68:70-78

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Flabellotoma heidiae
species
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
199.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
99.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2016Flabellotoma Batelka et al. p. 71
2018Flabellotoma Batelka et al.

References

Batelka J., Prokop J., et al (2016) New ripiphorid beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae): first Pelecotominae and possible Mesozoic aggregative behaviour in male Ripidiinae, Cretaceous Research 68, 70-78
Batelka J., Engel M. S., et al (2018) A remarkable diversity of parasitoid beetles (Ripiphoridae) in Cretaceous amber, with a summary of the Mesozoic record of Tenebrionoidea, Cretaceous Research 90, 296-310
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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