Buprestites carbonum Germar 1837 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Alternative combination: Buprestis carbonum

Full reference: E. F. Germar. 1837. Insectorum protogaeae specimen sistens insecta carbonum fossilium. Fauna Insectorum Europae 19

Belongs to Buprestites according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Germar 1837

Sister taxa: Buprestites aeneoviolacea, Buprestites agriloides, Buprestites alutacea, Buprestites debilis, Buprestites exstinctus, Buprestites falconeri, Buprestites goniaspis, Buprestites heeri, Buprestites lineatocollis, Buprestites major, Buprestites minnae, Buprestites obscura, Buprestites oeningensis, Buprestites purbecensis, Buprestites splendida, Buprestites viridis, Buprestites xylographica

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of Germany (1 collection)

• Oligocene of Germany (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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