Pterolophosoma otiliae
| Pterolophosoma otiliae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Pterolophosoma |
| Species: | P. otiliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterolophosoma otiliae Vitali, 2006 | |
Pterolophosoma otiliae is an extinct species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Pterolophosoma. It was described by Vitali in 2006 who founded it in a Dominican amber dating to Early Miocene.[1]
References
- ↑ Francesco Vitali. "A new cerambycid from Dominican amber and remarks on the fossil Plectromerus-species (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)". pp. 1—12. ISBN 88-87400-01-6.
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