†Xantholinus westwoodianus Heer 1856 (rove beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Synonym: Lathrobium provinciale Giebel 1856 [objective synonym]
Full reference: O. Heer. 1856. Ueber die fossilen Insekten von Aix in der Provence. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 1:1-40
Belongs to Xantholinus according to L. H. Herman 2001
See also Giebel 1856, Handlirsch 1907, Heer 1856 and Oustalet 1874
Sister taxa: Xantholinus linearis, Xantholinus tenebrarius
Type specimens:
- Xantholinus westwoodianus: Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Murchison collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France
- Lathrobium provinciale: Its type locality is Aix-en-Provence (Murchison collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large limestone in the Niveau du gypse d'Aix Formation of France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Aix-en-Provence (Murchison collection)
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