†Anthicus neli Arillo and Ortuño 1997 (ant like flower beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Anthicidae
Full reference: A. Arillo and V. M. Ortuño. 1997. First records of the families Anthicidae and Chrysomelidae from the Oligocene of Izarra (Alava, Spain). The Coleopterists Bulletin 51(3):293-297
Belongs to Anthicus according to D. Telnov and A. Bukejs 2019
See also Arillo and Ortuño 1997
Sister taxa: Anthicus oustaleti, Anthicus sepultulus
Type specimen: MCNA 7435, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Izarra (MCNA collection), which is in a Miocene lacustrine claystone in Spain.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Izarra (MCNA collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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