Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Alternative combinations: Eochalcophora transversovittata, Psiloptera (Damarsila) transversovittata
Synonym: Eochalcophora abbreviata Haupt 1950
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, Hörnschemeyer and Wedmann 1994 and Weidlich 1987
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 signata, Psiloptera zeuneri
Type specimens:
- Psiloptera transversovittata: Its type locality is Geiseltal (Halle collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany
- Eochalcophora abbreviata: Its type locality is Geiseltal (Halle collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of Germany (15 collections)
Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.