Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: J. V. Matthews. 1970. Two new species of Micropeplus from the Pliocene of western Alaska with remarks on the evolution of Micropeplinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 48:779-788
Belongs to Micropeplus according to L. H. Herman 2001
See also Matthews 1970
Sister taxa: Micropeplus caelatus, Micropeplus cribratus, Micropeplus fulvus, Micropeplus hopkinsi, Micropeplus laticollis, Micropeplus macrofulvus, Micropeplus nelsoni, Micropeplus pengweii, Micropeplus porcatus, Micropeplus punctatus, Micropeplus staphylinoides
Type specimen: CNC 11079, an elytra. Its type locality is Lava camp mine, which is in a Messinian dry floodplain sandstone/peat in the Imuruk Volcanics Formation of Alaska.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Lava camp mine
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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