Proptomaphaginus alleni Perreau and Haelewaters 2021 (round fungus beetle)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Leiodidae

Full reference: M. Perreau and D. Haelewaters. 2021. Taxonomic names, in A parasitic coevolution since the Miocene revealed by phase‑contrast synchrotron X‑ray microtomography and the study of natural history collections. Scientific Reports 11(2672)

Belongs to Proptomaphaginus according to M. Perreau and D. Haelewaters 2021

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: MNHN.F.A.71339, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Dominican amber (MNHN coll), which is in a Burdigalian/Langhian terrestrial amber in the Dominican Republic.

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.