†Ptosima schaefferi Wickham 1912 (jewel beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Alternative combination: Acmaeodera schaefferi
Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1912. A report on some recent collections of fossil Coleoptera from the Miocene shales of Florissant. Bulletin from the Laboratories of Natural History of the State University of Iowa 6(3):3-38
Belongs to Ptosima according to C. L. Bellamy 2008
See also Wickham 1912 and Wickham 1914
Sister taxa: Ptosima abyssa, Ptosima silvatica
Type specimen: Its type locality is Florissant, Station 14, which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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