†Eohomopterus poinari Nagel 1997 (ant nest beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae
Full reference: P. Nagel. 1997. New fossil paussids from Dominican amber with notes on the phylogenetic systematics of the paussine complex (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Systematic Entomology 22:345-362
Belongs to Eohomopterus according to P. Nagel 1997
Sister taxa: Eohomopterus paulmuelleri, Eohomopterus simojovelensis
Type specimen: OSU Poinar C 7-59 A, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Poinar coll)
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