Acilius Leach 1817 (predaceous diving beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Full reference: W. E. Leach. 1817. The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals, Vol III 1-151
Parent taxon: Aciliini according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
See also LeConte 1861, Nilsson 2001 and Wickham 1909
Sister taxon: Graphoderus
Subtaxa: Acilius florissantensis Acilius oeningensis Acilius praesulcatus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ukraine (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (1), Poland (1)
• Eocene of United States (1: Colorado)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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