First fossil record of parasitic flat-bark beetle (Coleoptera: Passandridae) from the Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina

Catogenus punctatus sp. nov. is the first fossil species described of the family Passandridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) worldwide. The specimen was collected from the Río Pichileufú fossil-bearing strata, Huitrera Formation, Río Negro, Argentina.

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ramírez, L.C., Corsolini, J., Di Iorio, O.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Argentina
Huitrera Formation
Middle Eocene
Passandridae
beetle
Eocene
fossil record
Patagonia
Rio Negro [Argentina]
Coleoptera
Cucujidae
Cucujoidea
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00027014_v53_n2_p160_Ramirez
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
Descripción
Sumario:Catogenus punctatus sp. nov. is the first fossil species described of the family Passandridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) worldwide. The specimen was collected from the Río Pichileufú fossil-bearing strata, Huitrera Formation, Río Negro, Argentina.

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