Psiloptera signata Haupt 1950 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Alternative combination: Stizonotus signatus

Full reference: H. Haupt. 1950. Die Käfer (Coleoptera) aus der eozänen Braunkohle des Geiseltales. Geologica 6:1-168

Belongs to Psiloptera according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Haupt 1950

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

Type specimen: GPIUH 3757, an exoskeleton. 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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