†Antarctotrechus balli Ashworth and Erwin 2016 (ground beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae
Full reference: A. C. Ashworth and T. L. Erwin. 2016. Antarctotrechus balli sp. n. (Carabidae, Trechini): the first ground beetle from Antarctica. ZooKeys 635:109-122
Belongs to Antarctotrechus according to A. C. Ashworth and T. L. Erwin 2016
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: NMNH:ADP147741, an elytra. Its type locality is Oliver Bluffs, which is in a Miocene fine channel fill siltstone/sandstone in the Meyer Desert Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Oliver Bluffs
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