Melolonthites collinsi Wickham 1929 (scarab beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1929. Coleoptera from the lower Eocene (Wilcox) clays. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 19:148-150

Belongs to Melolonthites according to H. F. Wickham 1929

Sister taxa: Melolonthites aciculatus, Melolonthites deperdita, Melolonthites interemtus, Melolonthites kollari, Melolonthites laterosinuatus, Melolonthites lavateri, Melolonthites obsoleta, Melolonthites parschlugiana

Type specimen: USNM 80475, an elytra. Its type locality is Holcomb Property, Henry County, which is in a Bartonian pond claystone in the Cockfield Formation of Tennessee.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Tennessee collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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