Brachyspathus Wickham 1917 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1917. New Species of Fossil Beetles from Florissant, Colorado. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 52:463-472

Parent taxon: Buprestinae according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Wickham 1917

Sister taxa: Anthaxiini, Brevista, Buprestini, Buprestites, Chrysobothrini, Cretothyrea, Eolampra, Fuesslinia, Glaphyropteridae, Illolampra, Jurabuprestis, Kzylordynia, Lomatus, Melanophilini, Metabuprestium, Micranthaxia, Protogenia, Pseudothyrea, Stigmoderini, Thomassetiini, Trapezitergum

Subtaxa: Brachyspathus curiosus

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Type: Brachyspathus curiosus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14 (Eocene of Colorado)

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