Archaeoheilus scudderi Legalov 2018 (snout beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae

Full reference: A. A. Legalov. 2018. New weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea) from the Eocene of the Green River, United States: part 1. Paleontological Journal 52:294-302

Belongs to Archaeoheilus according to A. A. Legalov 2018

Sister taxa: Archaeoheilus deleticius, Archaeoheilus gallicus, Archaeoheilus lacoei, Archaeoheilus ovalis, Archaeoheilus packardii, Archaeoheilus provectus

Type specimen: ISEZh 2014/3, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Rio Blanco County (ISEZh collection), which is in an Uintan lacustrine - large mudstone in the Green River Formation of Colorado.

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rio Blanco County (ISEZh collection)

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