†Airaphilus simulacrum Alekseev et al. 2019 (beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Silvanidae
Full reference: V. I. Alekseev, A. Bukejs, and R. C. McKellar. 2019. Taxonomic names, in A new species of Airaphilus Redtenbacher and new record of fossil Silvanidae (Coleoptera) from Eocene Baltic amber of the Sambian Peninsula. Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 19:127-134
Belongs to Airaphilus according to V. I. Alekseev et al. 2019
Sister taxon: Airaphilus denticollis
Type specimen: RSKM_P3300.64, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Baltic amber (RSKM collection), which is in a Priabonian terrestrial amber in the Russian Federation.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Baltic amber (RSKM collection)
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