Perotis laevigatus Massalongo 1856 (jewel beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae

Alternative combination: Perotis laevigata

Full reference: A. B. P. Massalongo. 1856. Prodromo di un'entomologia fossile del M. Bolca. Studii Paleontologici 11-21

Belongs to Perotis according to C. L. Bellamy 2008

See also Massalongo 1856 and Omboni 1886

Sister taxa: Perotis bruckmanni, Perotis hausmanni, Perotis lavateri, Perotis lugubris, Perotis messelensis, Perotis reditus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Monte Bolca (Parolini collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in Italy

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca (Parolini collection)

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