†Xyleborus priscus Eggers 1920 (bark beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Curculionidae
Full reference: H. Eggers. 1920. 60 neue Borkenkäfer (Ipidae) aus Afrika, nebst zehn neuen Gattungen, zwei Abarten. Entomologische Blätter 16:33-45
Belongs to Xyleborus according to H. Eggers 1920
Sister taxa: Xyleborus alluaudi, Xyleborus dispar, Xyleborus dryographus, Xyleborus ferrugineus, Xyleborus perforans, Xyleborus resinosus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Zanzibar Copal (Hagedorn collection), which is in a Holocene terrestrial amber in Tanzania
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Zanzibar Copal (Hagedorn collection)
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