Tritoma Fabricius 1775 (pleasing fungus beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Erotylidae
Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832
Parent taxon: Tritomini according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
See also Fabricius 1775, Fabricius 1798, Latreille 1796, Latreille 1802 and Wickham 1912
Sister taxa: Mycotretus, Notaepytus, Triplax
Subtaxa: Tritoma binotata
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Petrified fish cut (Scudder collection) (Eocene of Wyoming)
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