Pterolophosoma
Pterolophosoma is an extinct genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, containing a single known species, Pterolophosoma otiliae. It was described by Vitali in 2006 who found it in a Dominican amber dating to Early Miocene.[1]
| Pterolophosoma Temporal range: Burdigalian | |
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| Genus: | †Pterolophosoma |
| Species: | †P. otiliae |
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| †Pterolophosoma otiliae Vitali, 2006 | |
References
- Francesco Vitali. A new cerambycid from Dominican amber and remarks on the fossil Plectromerus-species (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae). Vol. 1. pp. 1–12. ISBN 88-87400-01-6.
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