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Mysteriomorphus

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Extinct genus of beetles

Mysteriomorphus
Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Superfamily: Elateroidea
Family: †Mysteriomorphidae
Alekseev and Ellenberger, 2019
Genus: †Mysteriomorphus
Alekseev and Ellenberger, 2019
Type species
†Mysteriomorphus pelevini
Alekseev and Ellenberger, 2019
CT scan, showing dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views

Mysteriomorphus is an extinct genus of beetle, and the only member of the family Mysteriomorphidae. It is known from one described species, Mysteriomorphus pelevini found in Burmese amber, dating to the early part of the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous but more species are likely due to the morphological diversity of known specimens. It was initially placed in Elateriformia incertae sedis, but a subsequent study found that it was better placed within the Elateroidea, close to Elateridae.

References

  1. ^ Peris, David; Kundrata, Robin; Delclòs, Xavier; Mähler, Bastian; Ivie, Michael A.; Rust, Jes; Labandeira, Conrad C. (December 2020). "Unlocking the mystery of the mid-Cretaceous Mysteriomorphidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) and modalities in transiting from gymnosperms to angiosperms". Scientific Reports. 10 (1): 16854. doi:10.1038/s41598-020-73724-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 7545178. PMID 33033283.
  2. Alekseev, Vitalii I.; Ellenberger, Sieghard (2019-10-31). "A new beetle family, Mysteriomorphidae fam. nov. (Coleoptera: Elateriformia incertae sedis), from mid-Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar". Palaeoentomology. 2 (5): 482–490. doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.2.5.12. ISSN 2624-2834.
Taxon identifiers
Mysteriomorphus
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