†Metoecus geikiei Scudder 1890 (wedge shaped beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ripiphoridae
Alternative combinations: Macrosiagon geikei, Rhipiphorus geikiei
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Metoecus according to A. Kaupp et al. 2001
See also Scudder 1890, Scudder 1900 and Wickham 1920
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCZ 4182, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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