Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Full reference: H. Haupt. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der eozänen Arthopodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 18(128):1-89
Belongs to Chrysomelites according to H. Haupt 1956
Sister taxa: Chrysomelites alaskanus, Chrysomelites allochlamys, Chrysomelites azureus, Chrysomelites bartonicus, Chrysomelites bisornatus, Chrysomelites cupreus, Chrysomelites danielis, Chrysomelites fabricii, Chrysomelites prodromus, Chrysomelites quadrilineatus
Type specimen: GPIUH G55/129, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Geiseltal (GPIUH collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Geiseltal (GPIUH collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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