Ditomoptera dubia Germar 1839

Insecta - Coleoptera - Coptoclavidae

Alternative combinations: Cerambycites dubius, Ditomorptera dubia

Synonym: Buprestis lapidelythris Weyenbergh 1869

Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1839. Die versteinerten Insecten Solenhofens. Nova Acta Physico-Medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum 19(1):187-222

Belongs to Ditomoptera according to C. Soriano et al. 2007

See also Carpenter 1932, Deichmüller 1886, Germar 1839, Handlirsch 1906, Oppenheim 1888, Ponomarenko 1971 and Weyenbergh 1869

Sister taxa: Ditomoptera defossa, Ditomoptera minor

Type specimens:

  • Ditomoptera dubia: Its type locality is Solnhofen (BSPGM Munich coll), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany
  • Buprestis lapidelythris: Its type locality is Solnhofen (Teyler Museum Collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Germany (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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