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 J. V. Matthews et al. 2003
See also Herman 2001 and Matthews 1970
Sister taxa: Micropeplus caelatus, Micropeplus cribratus, Micropeplus fulvus, Micropeplus hoogendorni, Micropeplus laticollis, Micropeplus macrofulvus, Micropeplus nelsoni, Micropeplus pengweii, Micropeplus porcatus, Micropeplus punctatus, Micropeplus staphylinoides
Type specimen: CNC 11078, 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:
• Pliocene of United States (1: Alaska collection)
• Miocene of United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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