Psiloptera ornata Haupt 1956 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Alternative combination: Stizonotus ornatus

Full reference: H. Haupt. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der eozänen Arthopodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 18(128):1-89

Belongs to Psiloptera according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Haupt 1956

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

Type specimen: GPIUH G55/47, an elytra. Its type locality is Geiseltal (GPIUH collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Geiseltal (GPIUH collection)

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