†Prorhinopsenius alzadae Kistner 1998 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: D. H. Kistner. 1998. New species of termitophilous Trichopseniinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) found with Mastotermes darwiniensis in Australia and in Dominican amber. Sociobiology 31:51-76
Belongs to Prorhinopsenius according to S. Yamamoto et al. 2016
See also Kistner 1998
Sister taxa: Prorhinopsenius mexicanus, Prorhinopsenius poinari, Prorhinopsenius seeversi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Dominican amber (FMNH coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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