†Chrysobothris haydeni Scudder 1876 (jewel beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1876. Fossil Coleoptera from the Rocky Mountain Tertiaries. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 2(1):77-87
Belongs to Chrysobothris according to C. L. Bellamy 2008
See also Scudder 1876 and Scudder 1900
Sister taxa: Chrysobothris amberestris, Chrysobothris coloradensis, Chrysobothris gahani, Chrysobothris suppressa, Chrysobothris veterana
Type specimen: Its type locality is Near Castello's Ranch, Florissant, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Near Castello's Ranch, Florissant
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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