†Pycnomerus rimatara Porch and Smith 2017 (ironclad beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Zopheridae
Full reference: N. Porch and T. R. Smith. 2017. New Pycnomerus Erichson (Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Pycnomerini) from Rimatara, French Polynesia. Zootaxa 4237:154-166
Belongs to Pycnomerus according to N. Porch and T. R. Smith 2017
Sister taxa: Pycnomerus agtsteinicus, Pycnomerus mahanatoa, Pycnomerus prebblei, Pycnomerus rairua, Pycnomerus raivavae, Pycnomerus simukovi, Pycnomerus taralewisae, Pycnomerus terebrans, Pycnomerus vavitu
Type specimen: Its type locality is Maunutu Swamp, Rimatara, which is in a Holocene mire/swamp horizon in French Polynesia
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Maunutu Swamp, Rimatara
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