Melolonthites laterosinuatus Piton 1935 (scarab beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae

Full reference: L. Piton. 1935. Taxonomic names, in La faune entomologique des gisements Mio-Pliocènes du Massif Central. Revue des Sciences Naturelles d'Auvergne (N. S.) 1:65-104

Belongs to Melolonthites according to L. Piton 1935

Sister taxa: Melolonthites aciculata, Melolonthites collinsi, Melolonthites deperdita, Melolonthites interemtus, Melolonthites kollari, Melolonthites lavateri, Melolonthites obsoleta, Melolonthites parschlugiana

Type specimen: Station Limnologique de Besse 3, an elytra. Its type locality is Varennes near Lac Chambon, which is in a Gelasian crater lake horizon in France.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Varennes near Lac Chambon

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