Sitophilus punctatissimus Zherikhin 2000 (snout beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae

Full reference: V. V. Zherikhin. 2000. Tertiary brachycerid weevils (Coleoptera: Brachycerida) from the collections of Muséum Nationale d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, with a review of other fossil Brachyceridae. Paleontological Journal 34(Suppl 3):S333-S343

Belongs to Sitophilus according to A. A. Legalov 2015

See also Zherikhin 2000

Sister taxon: Sitophilus linearis

Type specimen: MNHN IPM-R.55221, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection), which is in a Turolian crater lake diatomite/volcaniclastic in France.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Montagne d'Andance, Saint-Bauzile, Privas (MNHN collection)

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