Hoplia Illiger 1803 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: J. K. W. Illiger. 1803. Verzeichniss der in Portugall einheimische Käfer Erste Leiferung. Magazin für Insektenkunde 2:186-258
Parent taxon: Hopliini according to P. G. Allsopp and P. Schoolmeesters 2024
See also Bouchard et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Hopliina, Lepithrix, Pachycnemina
Subtaxa: Hoplia striatipennis
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection) (Eocene of Colorado)
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