Mysteriomorphus

Mysteriomorphus is an extinct genus of beetle, and the only member of the family Mysteriomorphidae. It is known from two described species, Mysteriomorphus pelevini and Mysteriomorphus longelytrus, found in Burmese amber dating to the early part of the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, but more species are likely due to the morphological diversity of known specimens.^[2] It was initially placed in Elateriformia incertae sedis,^[3] but a subsequent study found that it was better placed within the Elateroidea, close to Elateridae.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Suborder:Polyphaga

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Mysteriomorphus Temporal range: Cenomanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Superfamily:	Elateroidea
Family:	†Mysteriomorphidae Alekseev and Ellenberger, 2019
Genus:	†Mysteriomorphus Alekseev and Ellenberger, 2019
Type species
†Mysteriomorphus pelevini Alekseev and Ellenberger, 2019
Other species[1]
Mysteriomorphus longelytrus (Qu, Jarzembowski and Luo, 2023)
Synonyms[1]
Trapezioceps Qu, Jarzembowski and Luo, 2023

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