†Profidia nitida Gressitt 1963 (leaf beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Full reference: J. L. Gressitt. 1963. A fossil Chrysomelid beetle from the amber of Chiapas, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 37(1):108-109
Belongs to Profidia according to J. L. Gressitt 1963
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UCMP 12630, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is UCMP B-1402, Simojovel area, which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at UCMP B-1402, Simojovel area
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