†Semiotus ehrenswaerdi Heer 1870 (click beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Elateridae
Alternative combinations: Elater ehrenswaerdi, Semiotus ehrensvaerdi
Full reference: O. Heer. 1870. Die Miocene flora und fauna Spitzbergens. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, Ny Följd 8(7):1-98
Belongs to Semiotus according to R. Kundrata et al. 2021
See also Birket-Smith 1977 and Heer 1870
Sister taxon: Semiotus menatensis
Type specimen: Nat. Riks. Ar. 54b, an elytra. Its type locality is Cap Staratschin, which is in a Danian/Selandian delta plain shale in the Firkanten Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Cap Staratschin
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