Electroatopos castaneus is an extinct species of ant-like stone beetle, described in 2010, and the only species in the genus Electroatopos.[1] It existed in what is now Myanmar during the Middle Cretaceous period.[1]

Electroatopos castaneus
Temporal range: Cretaceous
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Electroatopos

Chatzimanolis, Engel & Newton, 2010
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E. castaneus
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Electroatopos castaneus
Chatzimanolis, Engel & Newton, 2010

References

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  1. ^ a b Chatzimanolis, S.; Engel, M. S.; Newton, A. F.; Grimaldi, D. (2010). "New ant-like stone beetles in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Coleoptera:Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae)". Cretaceous Research. 31 (1): 77–84. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2009.09.009.