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Lytta
Taxonomy
Lytta was named by Fabricius (1775). It is extant. It is the type genus of Lyttini.
It was assigned to Eleuterata by Fabricius (1775); to Meloidae by Werner (1969); and to Lyttini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Riccieri et al. (2022), Saxton et al. (2026).
It was assigned to Eleuterata by Fabricius (1775); to Meloidae by Werner (1969); and to Lyttini by Bouchard et al. (2011), Riccieri et al. (2022), Saxton et al. (2026).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1775 | Lytta Fabricius p. 260 |
| 1969 | Lytta Werner p. 126 |
| 2011 | Lytta Bouchard et al. p. 439 |
| 2022 | Lytta Riccieri et al. |
| 2026 | Lytta Saxton et al. p. 7 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Lytta Fabricius 1775
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†Lytta aesculapii Heer 1847
†Lytta lithophila Wickham 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Blancan or 37.00000 to 1.40000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | Cantharis lithophilus (106384) | |
| Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | L. aesculapii (115304 115305 117252) | |
| Blancan | USA (Texas) | L. sp. (154909) |