Insecta - Coleoptera - Staphylinidae
Full reference: S. H. Scudder. 1890. The Tertiary Insects of North America. Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII:1-734
Belongs to Quedius according to L. H. Herman 2001
See also Scudder 1890, Scudder 1900, Wickham 1912 and Wickham 1913
Sister taxa: Quedius (Microsaurus), Quedius boops, Quedius breweri, Quedius deperditus, Quedius flichei, Quedius lortetii, Quedius mortuus, Quedius reynesii, Quedius rhenanus
Type specimen: MCZ 1509, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Florissant (MCZ Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: Colorado collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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