†Valgus cantalensis Nel 2023 (flower chafer)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: A. Nel. 2023. A fossil Valginae species from the Upper Miocene of France (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Historical Biology 36:1681-1684
Belongs to Valgus according to A. Nel 2023
Sister taxa: Valgus hemipterus, Valgus oeningensis
Type specimen: MNHN-LP-F.A71367, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Sainte-Reine, Foufouilloux outcrop (MNHN collection), which is in a Messinian crater lake marl in France.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Sainte-Reine, Foufouilloux outcrop (MNHN collection)
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