FIRST FOSSIL RECORD OF PARASITIC FLAT-BARK BEETLE (COLEOPTERA: PASSANDRIDAE) FROM THE EOCENE OF PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA

Authors

  • Leonardo C. Ramírez CADIC-CONICET
  • Julián Corsolini
  • Osvaldo Di Iorio

Keywords:

Passandridae, Middle Eocene, Huitrera Formation, Argentina

Abstract

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 Resumen. PRIMER REGISTRO FÓSIL DE ESCARABAJOS PLANOS DE LA CORTEZA (COLEOPTERA: PASSANDRIDAE) DEL EOCENO DE PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA. Catogenus punctatus sp. nov. es la primera especie fósil de la familia Passandridae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) descripta en el mundo. El espécimen fue extraído de los estratos fosilíferos de Río Pichileufú, en la Formación Huitrera, Río Negro, Argentina.

Author Biography

  • Leonardo C. Ramírez, CADIC-CONICET
    Post-doctoral student Laboratorio de Geomorfología y Cuaternario, CADIC-CONICET

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Published

2016-04-06

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Vol. 53 No. 2 (2016)

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FIRST FOSSIL RECORD OF PARASITIC FLAT-BARK BEETLE (COLEOPTERA: PASSANDRIDAE) FROM THE EOCENE OF PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA. (2016). Ameghiniana, 53(2), 160-169. https://www.ameghiniana.org.ar/index.php/ameghiniana/article/view/2920