†Protocerapterus primigenius Wasmann 1926 (ant nest beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae
Full reference: E. Wasmann. 1926. Die Paussidengattungen des baltischen Bernsteins. Zoologischer Anzeiger 68:25-30
Belongs to Protocerapterus according to P. Nagel 1987
See also Wasmann 1926 and Wasmann 1929
Sister taxon: Protocerapterus incola
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Berendt collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in Poland
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Berendt collection
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