Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Full reference: M. Weidlich. 1987. Systematik und Taxonomie der Buprestidae des mitteleozänen Geiseltales (Insecta, Coleoptera). Hallesches Jahrbuch für Geowissenschaften 12:29-52
Belongs to Psiloptera according to C. L. Bellamy 2008
See also Weidlich 1987
Sister taxa: Psiloptera (Damarsila), Psiloptera acroptera, Psiloptera chrysochlora, Psiloptera eximia, Psiloptera fasciata, Psiloptera granulata, Psiloptera haupti, Psiloptera maculata, Psiloptera ornata, Psiloptera puncticollis, Psiloptera schulzi, Psiloptera signata, Psiloptera transversovittata, Psiloptera zeuneri
Type specimen: MLU-HW 1274, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Geiseltal (Halle collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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