†Pycnomerus taralewisae Porch and Greig 2020 (ironclad beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Zopheridae
Full reference: N. Porch and K. Greig. 2020. Taxonomic names, in Five new Pycnomerus Erichson (Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Pycnomerini) from Raivavae, French Polynesia. Zootaxa 4718:239-250
Belongs to Pycnomerus according to N. Porch and K. Greig 2020
Sister taxa: Pycnomerus agtsteinicus, Pycnomerus mahanatoa, Pycnomerus prebblei, Pycnomerus rairua, Pycnomerus raivavae, Pycnomerus rimatara, Pycnomerus simukovi, Pycnomerus terebrans, Pycnomerus vavitu
Type specimen: Its type locality is DA4 core, Ra'irua Swamp, Raivavae Island, which is in a Holocene mire/swamp peat in French Polynesia
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at DA4 core, Ra'irua Swamp, Raivavae Island
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