†Berosus (Berosus) morticinus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866 (water scavenger beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Alternative combinations: Berosus morticinus, Philhydrus morticinus, Philydrus morticinus
Synonym: Berosus capitatus Statz 1939
Full reference: C. von Heyden and L. von Heyden. 1866. Käfer und Polypen aus der Braunkohle des Siebengebirges. Palaeontographica 15:131-156
Belongs to Berosus (Berosus) according to M. Fikáček et al. 2010
See also Scudder 1885, Statz 1939 and von Heyden and von Heyden 1866
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Berosus (Berosus) morticinus: NHM P(IV) 58747, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Krantz Bonn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
- Berosus capitatus: LACMIP 3887, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Statz Collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - small shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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