†Diplotaxis aurora Wickham 1913 (scarab beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Scarabaeidae
Full reference: H. F. Wickham. 1913. Fossil Coleoptera from Florissant in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 45(1982):283-303
Belongs to Diplotaxis according to H. F. Wickham 1913
Sister taxon: Diplotaxis simplicipes
Type specimen: USNM 59657, an elytra. Its type locality is Florissant (USNM Collection), which is in a Chadronian lacustrine - large shale in the Florissant Formation of Colorado.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (3: Colorado collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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