†Tillus novemmaculatus Hope 1837 (checkered beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Cleridae
Full reference: F. W. Hope. 1837. Observations on succinic insects. Part the second. Gums and resins. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 2:46-57
Belongs to Tillus according to F. W. Hope 1837
Sister taxon: Tillus nigripes
Type specimen: Its type locality is Gum Animè (Strong collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Gum Animè (Strong collection)
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