Psiloptera acroptera Pongrácz 1935 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Alternative combinations: Ancylocheira acroptera, Stizonotus acropterus

Full reference: A. Pongrácz. 1935. Die eozäne Insektenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2:485-572

Belongs to Psiloptera according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Haupt 1950, Pongrácz 1935 and Weidlich 1987

Sister taxa: Psiloptera (Damarsila), Psiloptera chrysochlora, Psiloptera eximia, Psiloptera fasciata, Psiloptera granulata, Psiloptera haupti, Psiloptera incerta, Psiloptera maculata, Psiloptera ornata, Psiloptera puncticollis, Psiloptera schulzi, Psiloptera signata, Psiloptera transversovittata, Psiloptera zeuneri

Type specimen: Its type locality is Geiseltal (Halle collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Geiseltal (Halle collection)

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