Cupes manifestus is an extinct species of reticulated beetle in the family Cupedidae and the genus Cupes.[1][2] It is known from Selandian crater lake diatomite in the Menat Formation of France.[2]

Cupes manifestus
Temporal range: Paleocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cupedidae
Genus: Cupes
Species:
C. manifestus
Binomial name
Cupes manifestus
Kirejtshuk et al., 2010

References

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  1. ^ "Fossilworks: Cupes manifestus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kirejtshuk, A.G.; Nel, A.; Collomb, F.-M. (2010). "New Archostemata (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the French Paleocene and Early Eocene, with a note on the composition of the suborder". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. N.S. 46 (1–2): 216–227. doi:10.1080/00379271.2010.10697661. S2CID 55400656. Retrieved 2021-01-13.