†Ocypus atavus Oustalet 1874 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Alternative combination: Staphylinus (Ocypus) atavus
Full reference: E. Oustalet. 1874. Recherches sur les insectes fossiles des terrains Tertiaires de la France, deuxième partie, insectes fossiles d'Aix en Provence. Annales des Sciences Géologiques, Paris 5(2):1-347
Belongs to Ocypus according to L. H. Herman 2001
See also Oustalet 1874
Sister taxa: Ocypus (Pseudocypus), Ocypus olens, Ocypus provincialis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Museum Marseille Coll), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (Museum Marseille Coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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