Pityophthorus opaculus LeConte 1878 (bark beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Full reference: J. L. LeConte. 1878. Descriptions of new species, in The Coleoptera of Michigan. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 17:593-669
Belongs to Pityophthorus according to S. A. Elias 2014
See also LeConte 1878 and Wood and Bright 1992
Sister taxa: Pityophthorus antiquarius, Pityophthorus aphelofacies, Pityophthorus digestus, Pityophthorus nitidulus, Pityophthorus puberulus, Pityophthorus temporarius
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Ziegler Reservoir, Locality 49, Unit 16 (Quaternary of Colorado)
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