Cardiosyne

Cardiosyne is an extinct genus of click beetles from the Triassic of Argentina.

C. obesa

Cardiosyne
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Elateroidea
Family:
Elateridae
Genus:
Cardiosyne

Martins-Neto & Gallego, 2006[1]
Species
  • Cardiosyne elegans Martins Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006
  • Cardiosyne obesa Martins Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006 (type)

It is the type species of the genus. The type specimen is an elytron with record number PULR-I 324. Its type locality is Picos Gemelos (5th cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.

C. elegans

The type specimen is an elytron with record number PULR-I 312. Its type locality is Rio Gualo (5th cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.

References
  1. R. G. Martins-Neto and O. F. Gallego. 2006. Taxonomy; The Triassic insect fauna from Argentina. Coleoptera from the Los Rastros Formation (Bermejo Basin), La Rioja Province. Ameghiniana 43(3):1-20


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