Morychus aeneus Fabricius 1775 (pill beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Byrrhidae

Alternative combination: Byrrhus aeneus

Full reference: J. C. Fabricius. 1775. Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus 1-832

Belongs to Morychus according to J. Böcher 1995

See also Coope et al. 1961 and Fabricius 1775

Sister taxa: Morychus (Morychus), Morychus oblongus, Morychus viridis

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greenland (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)

• Miocene of the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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