Biology:Stenaspidiotus microptilus
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Short description: Species of beetle
Stenaspidiotus micropterus is an extinct species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae and the only named species within the genus Stenaspidiotus. The holotype was first published in a 2013 article by George Poinar Jr..[1]
Discovery
The type specimen was located in a fragment of amber from the Cordillera Septentrional in the Dominican Republic. The amber dates from somwhere between 15–20 to 30–45 million years ago.[1]
Description
The adult beetle preserved in amber is 10.2 mm in length with a metallic brown-black colouration.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Poinar Jr., G. (2013). "Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 25 (1): 101-105. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.710443.
Wikidata ☰ Q93444188 entry
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