†Dytiscus avunculus von Heyden 1862 (predaceous diving beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Dytiscidae
Full reference: C. von Heyden. 1862. Gliederthiere aus der Braunkohle des Niederrhein's, der Wetterau und der Röhn. Palaeontographica 10:62-82
Belongs to Dytiscus according to A. N. Nilsson 2001
See also von Heyden 1862
Sister taxa: Dytiscus lapponicus, Dytiscus latahensis, Dytiscus lavateri, Dytiscus marginalis, Dytiscus marginicollis, Dytiscus miocenicus, Dytiscus zersii
Type specimen: Its type locality is Höhgau, which is in a Miocene crater lake tuff in Germany
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Höhgau
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