Calicovatellus, MILLER & LUBKIN, 2001

Miller, Kelly B., 2005, Revision of the New World and south-east Asian Vatellini (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) and phylogenetic analysis of the tribe, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 144 (4), pp. 415-510 : 430

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00180.x
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5490624
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2630926F-C173-214E-6EB0-FBCE81C131F2
treatment provided by	Diego
scientific name	Calicovatellus
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CALICOVATELLUS MILLER & LUBKIN, 2001 View in CoL

Calicovatellus Miller & Lubkin, 2001: 891 View in CoL (type species: Calicovatellus petrodytes Miller & Lubkin, 2001: 892 View in CoL , by original designation).

Diagnosis: The only known member of this genus differs from other members of this tribe in having the metepisternum extending medially to the mesocoxal cavities externally. Other genera have the metepisternum externally excluded from the mesocoxal cavity.

Distribution: This genus is known only from the Miocene Barstow Formation in the Calico Mountains of San Bernardino County, California. No extant members of the genus are known.