†Neorrhipidius seicherti Batelka et al. 2011 (wedge shaped beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Full reference: J. Batelka, M. S. Engel, Z. H. Falin and J. Prokop. 2011. Two new ripidiine species in Dominican amber with evidence of aggregative behaviour of males frozen in the fossil record (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae). European Journal of Entomology 108:275-286
Belongs to Neorrhipidius according to J. Batelka et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: SMNS-Do-5734, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (SMNS coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (SMNS coll)
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