†Electrognostus Philips and Mynhardt 2011 (spider beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Ptinidae
Full reference: T. K. Philips and G. Mynhardt. 2011. Description of Electrognostus intermedius, the first spider beetle from Dominican amber with implications on spider beetle phylogeny (Coleoptera Ptinidae). Entomapeiron (P.S.) 4:37-51
Parent taxon: Ptininae according to T. K. Philips and G. Mynhardt 2011
Sister taxa: Okamninus, Ptinini
Subtaxa: Electrognostus intermedius
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Dominican amber (Albert Allen coll) (Miocene to Miocene of Dominican Republic)
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