†Mastogenius primaevus Obenberger 1957 (jewel beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: J. Obenberger. 1957. Eine neue Buprestidenart aus dem baltischen Bernstein nebst Bemerkungen über einige fossile Buprestiden (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Beiträge zur Entomologie 7:308-316
Belongs to Mastogenius according to C. L. Bellamy 2008
See also Obenberger 1957
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection
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