Caryobruchus Bridwell 1929 (palm bruchid)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Full reference: J. C. Bridwell. 1929. A preliminary generic arrangement of the palm bruchids and allies (Coleoptera) with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 31:141-160
Parent taxon: Pachymerini according to G. O. Poinar 1999
See also Nilsson and Johnson 1993
Sister taxa: Caryedontina, Caryoborus, Mesopachymerus, Oligobruchus, Pachymerina
Subtaxa: Caryobruchus dominicanus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Poinar coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)
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