Chimerogyrus Explained

Chimerogyrus gigagalea is a fossil species of beetle in the family Gyrinidae, the only known species in the genus Chimerogyrus.[1] It is known from a larval form found in Cenomanian aged Burmese amber of Myanmar. it was found to be a member of Gyrininae, sister to Dineutini + Orectochilini.

Notes and References

  1. Gustafson, Grey T.. Michat, Mariano C.. Balke, Michael. Burmese amber reveals a new stem lineage of whirligig beetle (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae) based on the larval stage. 2020. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 189. 4. 1232–1248. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz161. 32780030. 7398075.

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