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Genus Triaplus Ponomarenko, 1977 (Triaplidae): atlas of extinct beetle taxa

A.G.Kirejtshuk, А.G. Pоnоmаrеnkо

Genus Triaplus Ponomarenko, 1977 (type species: Triaplus macroplatus Ponomarenko, 1977, by original designation)

Composition:

 

Triaplus 
laticoxa Ponomarenko, 1977 (Middle/Upper Triassic)
 

Triaplus 
macroplatus Ponomarenko, 1977 (Middle/Upper Triassic)
 

Triaplus 
sp. (Upper Triassic) 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
Triaplus macroplatus Ponomarenko, 1977, holotype ("2771/104", 
collection PIN);
 
Body, from above; Middle Triassic, Маdygеn 
(South Fеrgаnа); Madygen Fm.
 
Photo by authors, made with the assistance of A. Mazin (PIN).
 

 
 
 

 
Triaplus macroplatus Ponomarenko, 1977, holotype 
("2771/104", collection PIN);
 
Body, from below; Middle Triassic, Маdygеn 
(South Fеrgаnа); Madygen Fm.
 
Photo by authors, made with the assistance of A. Mazin (PIN).
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
Triaplus laticoxa Ponomarenko, 1977, holotype ("2240/179", collection PIN);
 
Body, from above; Middle Triassic, Маdygеn (South Fеrgаnа); 
Madygen Fm.
 
Photo by authors, made with the assistance of A. Mazin (PIN). 

 
 
 

 
Triaplus laticoxa Ponomarenko, 1977, holotype ("2240/179", collection PIN);
 
Body, from below; Middle Triassic, Маdygеn (South Fеrgаnа; 
Madygen Fm.
 
Photo by authors, made with the assistance of A. Mazin (PIN). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Literature:
 

 

(Look also at the page Systematic list of fossil beetles of Cupedina, Carabina and Scarabaeina (1 part) ) 
 

 

Пономаренко А.Г. 1977. Подотряд Adephaga. В кн.: Арнольди 
Л.В., Жерихин В.В., Hикритин Л.М., Пономаренко А.Г. Мезозойские жесткокрылые. 
(Труды Палеонтологического института АH СССР. 161) Москва, Наука. 17-104. 
 

 

Пономаренко А.Г., Жерихин В.В. 1980. Надотряд Scarabaeidea. 
Жесткокрылообразные. (Труды Палеонтологического института АH СССР. 175) Москва, 
Наука. 75-84. 
 

 

Crowson R.A. 1975. The evolutionary history of Coleoptera as 
documented by fossil and comparative evidence. Atti Congr. naz. Ital. Entomol. 
10th. Sassari 1974. 47-90.
 

 

Crowson R.A. 1981. The Biology of the Coleoptera. London-New 
York-Toronto-Sydney-San Francisco, Academic press. 802 p. 
 

 

Kirejtshuk 
A.G., 1991/1992. Evolution of mode of life as the basis for division of the 
beetles into groups of high taxonomic rank. M. Zunino, X. Belles, M. Blas, eds. 
Advances in Coleopterology. Baecelona, Ass. Europ. Coleopt. P. 249-261.
 

 

Ponomarenko 
A.G. 2002. 2.2.1.3.2 Superorder Scarabaeidea Laicharting, 1781, Order Coleoptera 
Linne, 1758. The beetles. In: Rasnitsyn, A.P. and Quicke, D.L.J. (eds). 2002. History 
of insects. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, 
Boston, London: 164-180.