†Stegobium raritanensis Peris et al. 2015 (spider beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ptinidae
Full reference: D. Peris, T. K. Philips, and X. Delclòs. 2015. Ptinid beetles from the Cretaceous gymnosperm-dominated forests. Cretaceous Research 52:440-452
Belongs to Stegobium according to D. Peris et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Stegobium defunctus
Type specimen: AMNH NJ-96, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits), which is in a Turonian delta plain amber/lignite in the Raritan Formation of New Jersey.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at New Jersey amber, White Oaks Pit (Old Crossman's Clay Pits)
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