†Philanthaxia immaculata Haupt 1956 (jewel beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Buprestidae
Alternative combination: Stizonotus immaculatus
Full reference: H. Haupt. 1956. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der eozänen Arthopodenfauna des Geiseltales. Nova Acta Leopoldina 18(128):1-89
Belongs to Philanthaxia according to C. L. Bellamy 2008
See also Haupt 1956 and Weidlich 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GPIUH G55/41, an exoskeleton (elytron & abdomen). Its type locality is Geiseltal (GPIUH collection), which is in a Lutetian mire/swamp lignite/shale in Germany.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Geiseltal (GPIUH collection)
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