†Hydrophilus vexatorius Heer 1847 (water scavenger beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Hydrophilidae
Full reference: O. Heer. 1847. Die Insektenfauna der Tertiärgebilde von Oeningen und von Radoboj in Croatien. Erster Theil: Käfer 1-229
Belongs to Hydrophilus according to M. Fikáček and H. Schmied 2013
See also Heer 1847, Heer 1862 and Unger 1867
Sister taxa: Hydrophilus antiquus, Hydrophilus carbonarius, Hydrophilus extricatus, Hydrophilus gaudini, Hydrophilus kuntzeni, Hydrophilus magnificus, Hydrophilus pergrandis, Hydrophilus pistaceus, Hydrophilus rottensis, Hydrophilus ruminianus, Hydrophilus spectabilis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Germany (2 collections), Greece (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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