Psiloptera transversovittata Haupt 1950 (jewel beetle)

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

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (15 collections)

Total: 15 collections including 17 occurrences

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