Malachius Fabricius 1775 (soft-winged flower beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Melyridae
Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832
Parent taxon: Malachiini according to E. Tihelka et al. 2021
See also Bouchard et al. 2011, Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, Gimmel et al. 2019, Latreille 1796 and Latreille 1802
Sister taxa: Attalus, Burmalachius, Collops, Malachiina, Premalachius
Subtaxa: Malachius immurus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Wilson Ranch, Florissant (Eocene of Colorado)
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