†Orthrius gandalf Kolibáč 1997 (checkered beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cleridae
Full reference: J. Kolibáč. 1997. Classification of the subfamilies of Cleridae (Coleoptera: Cleroidea). Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae Naturales 81:307-361
Belongs to Orthrius according to J. Kolibáč and D. Y. Huang 2016
See also Kolibáč 1997
Sister taxon: Orthrius succini
Type specimen: MfN MB.J.477, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Berendt collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Berendt collection
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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