Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Alternative combination: Elater vetustus
Synonyms: Elater socius Giebel 1856, Elaterophanes socius Giebel 1856
Full reference: P. B. Brodie. 1845. A History of the Fossil Insects in the Secondary Rocks of England Accompanied by a Particular Account of the Strata in which they Occur, and of the Circumstances Connected with their Preservation 1-130
Belongs to Elaterophanes according to R. Kundrata et al. 2021
See also Brodie 1845, Cockerell 1915, Giebel 1856, Handlirsch 1906, Heer 1864 and Whalley 1985
Sister taxa: Elaterophanes acutus, Elaterophanes regius
Type specimens:
- Elaterophanes vetustus: Its type locality is Apperley, which is in a Rhaetian terrestrial horizon in the Lilstock Formation of the United Kingdom
- Elater socius: Its type locality is Apperley, which is in a Rhaetian terrestrial horizon in the Lilstock Formation of the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Triassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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