†Macratria gigantea Wickham 1910 (ant like flower beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthicidae
Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1910. New fossil Coleoptera from Florissant, with notes on some already described. American Journal of Science, Series 4 29:47-51
Belongs to Macratria according to D. Telnov and A. Bukejs 2019
See also Wickham 1910
Sister taxa: Macratria alleni, Macratria appendiculata, Macratria succinia, Macratria tripunctata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14
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