†Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) dilatofemurus Poinar and Legalov 2016 (snout beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Full reference: G. Poinar and A. A. Legalov. 2016. Taxonomic names, in A new species of the genus Anthonomus Germar (Curculionidae) in Mexican amber. Paleontological Journal 50:986-990
Belongs to Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) according to G. Poinar and A. A. Legalov 2016
Sister taxa: Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) browni, Anthonomus (Anthomorphus) cruraluma
Type specimen: Poinar C-165, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Mexican amber (Poinar coll), which is in a Miocene terrestrial amber in Mexico.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Mexican amber (Poinar coll)
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