†Ligyrus compositus Wickham 1911 (rhinoceras beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1911. Fossil Coleoptera from Florissant, with descriptions of several new species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 30:53-69
Belongs to Ligyrus according to H. F. Wickham 1914
See also Wickham 1911
Sister taxon: Ligyrus effetus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant, Station 13B, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: Colorado collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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