Cardiosyne

Cardiosyne is an extinct genus of beetles from the Triassic of Argentina. It was originally tentatively classified in Elateridae, but in 2020 it was transferred to Coleoptera incertae sedis.^[2]

Cardiosyne Temporal range: 235.0–221.5 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	incertae sedis
Genus:	†Cardiosyne Martins-Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006[1]
Species
Cardiosyne elegans Martins Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006 Cardiosyne obesa Martins Neto & Gallego in Martins-Neto, Gallego & Mancuso, 2006 (type)

Species

Cardiosyne obesa

It is the type species of the genus. The type specimen is an elytron with record number PULR-I 324. Its type locality is Picos Gemelos (5th cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.

Cardiosyne elegans

The type specimen is an elytron with record number PULR-I 312. Its type locality is Rio Gualo (5th cycle), which is in a Carnian lacustrine - large claystone in the Los Rastros Formation of Argentina.