†Lampetis weigelti Pongrácz 1935 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Alternative combinations: Eolampetis weigelti, Psiloptera (Lampetis) weigelti

Synonyms: Eolampetis micans Haupt 1950, Stizonotus rivalis Haupt 1956

Full reference: A. Pongrácz. 1935. Die eozäne Insektenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 2:485-572

Belongs to Lampetis according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Haupt 1950, Haupt 1956, Hörnschemeyer and Wedmann 1994, Pongrácz 1935 and Weidlich 1987

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Lampetis weigelti: GPIUH G55/51, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Geiseltal (Halle collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.
  • Eolampetis micans: GPIUH 1746, an elytra. Its type locality is Geiseltal (Halle collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.
  • Stizonotus rivalis: GPIUH G55/48, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Geiseltal (GPIUH collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (8 collections)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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