Peltis Müller 1764 (shield beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Peltidae

Full reference: O. F. Müller. 1764. Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, Sive Methodica Descriptio Insectorum Agri Fridrichsdalensis, cum Characteribus Genericis et Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Locis Natalibus, Iconibus Allegatis, Novisque Pluribus Speciebus Additis 1-96

Parent taxon: Peltidae according to M. L. Gimmel et al. 2019

See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Kolibáč 2013, Kolibáč et al. 2016, Müller 1764, Müller 1776, Schaeffer 1766 and Schmied et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Peltinae, Peltini, Phenolia incapax

Subtaxa: Peltis antehercynica Peltis constulata Peltis costulata Peltis laminata Peltis minuscula Peltis tricostata

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Germany (1 collection)

• Miocene of France (1), Germany (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (1)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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