†Xylolaemus legalovi Alekseev and Bukejs 2016 (ironclad beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Zopheridae
Full reference: V. I. Alekseev and A. Bukejs. 2016. New Zopheridae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from Baltic amber. Zootaxa 4178:409-427
Belongs to Xylolaemus according to V. Alekseev and A. Bukejs 2024
See also Alekseev and Bukejs 2016
Sister taxa: Xylolaemus richardklebsi, Xylolaemus sakhnovi
Type specimen: CCHH 572-2, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic Amber, Hoffeins/Deutsches Entomologische Institut collection, which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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