†Protocerapterus Wasmann 1926 (ant nest beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae
Full reference: E. Wasmann. 1926. Die Paussidengattungen des baltischen Bernsteins. Zoologischer Anzeiger 68:25-30
Parent taxon: Cerapterinae according to E. Wasmann 1926
See also Carpenter 1992
Sister taxon: Arthropterus
Subtaxa: Protocerapterus incola Protocerapterus primigenius
Type: Protocerapterus primigenius
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Poland (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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