Pterolophosoma
| Pterolophosoma Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | †Pterolophosoma |
| Species: | †P. otiliae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Pterolophosoma otiliae Vitali, 2006 | |
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]
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.
Categories:
- Desmiphorini
- Fossil beetle genera
- Burdigalian life
- Miocene insects of North America
- Prehistoric insects of the Caribbean
- Fauna of Hispaniola
- Insects of the Dominican Republic
- Beetles of the Caribbean
- Dominican amber
- Fossil taxa described in 2006
- Monotypic Cerambycidae genera
- Monotypic prehistoric insect genera
- Desmiphorini stubs