Hydrobiomorpha fraterna Von Heyden 1859 (water scavenger beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae

Alternative combinations: Hydrochara fraterninus, Hydrophilus fraternus

Synonyms: Hydrochara neptunus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866, Hydrophilus miserandus Von Heyden 1859, Hydrophilus neptunus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866, Hydrous miserandus Von Heyden 1859, Hydrous neptunus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866

Full reference: C. Von Heyden. 1859. Fossile Insekten aus der Rheinischen Braunkhohle. Palaeontographica 8:1-15

Belongs to Hydrobiomorpha according to M. Fikáček et al. 2010

See also Statz 1939, Von Heyden 1859 and von Heyden and von Heyden 1866

Sister taxa: Hydrobiomorpha braunii, Hydrobiomorpha enspelense, Hydrobiomorpha eopalpalis, Hydrobiomorpha heeri

Type specimens:

  • Hydrobiomorpha fraterna: Lost?, an elytra. Its type locality is Rott (Von Dechen Bonn coll.), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in Germany.
  • Hydrous miserandus: GPIBO (holotype), an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rott (Von Dechen Bonn coll.), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in Germany.
  • Hydrous neptunus: NHM P(IV) 58745, 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.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Germany (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences

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