†Brachymycterus curculionoides von Heyden and von Heyden 1866 (snout beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Synonyms: Eurychirus (Otiorhynchus) induratus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866, Oligovarus ignotus von Schlechtendal 1894, Rhinocyllus improlus von Heyden and von Heyden 1866, Varus ignotus von Schlechtendal 1894
Full reference: C. von Heyden and L. von Heyden. 1866. Käfer und Polypen aus der Braunkohle des Siebengebirges. Palaeontographica 15:131-156
Belongs to Brachymycterus according to A. A. Legalov 2015
See also Carpenter 1986, von Heyden and von Heyden 1866, von Schlechtendal 1894 and Zherikhin 1992
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Brachymycterus curculionoides: Its type locality is Rott (Krantz Bonn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany
- Eurychirus (Otiorhynchus) induratus: Its type locality is Rott (Heymann coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
- Rhinocyllus improlus: Its type locality is Rott (Krantz Bonn coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large shale in the Rott Formation of Germany.
- Varus ignotus: Its type locality is Rott (Lord Dr Pohlig coll), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in the Rott Formation of Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections including 5 occurrences
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