Coelostoma orbiculare Fabricius 1775 (water scavenger beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Alternative combination: Hydrophilus orbicularis
Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832
Belongs to Coelostoma according to S. V. Kiselev and V. I. Nazarov 2009
See also Fabricius 1775, Green et al. 2006 and Hayashi et al. 2002
Sister taxon: Coelostoma stultum
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (2 collections), the United Kingdom (6)
• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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