Micromalthus debilis LeConte 1878 (telephone pole beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Micromalthidae
Synonym: Micromalthus anansi Perkovsky 2007
Full reference: J. L. LeConte. 1878. Descriptions of new species, in The Coleoptera of Michigan. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17:593-669
Belongs to Micromalthus according to T. Hörnschemeyer et al. 2010
See also LeConte 1878, Perkovsky 2007 and Rozen 1971
Sister taxa: Micromalthus eocenicus, Micromalthus priabonicus
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections), Mexico (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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