Anelaphus velteni
Anelaphus velteni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Cerambycidae |
Subfamily: | Cerambycinae |
Tribe: | |
Genus: | Anelaphus |
Species: | †A. velteni
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Binomial name | |
†Anelaphus velteni Vitali 2009
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Anelaphus velteni is an extinct species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae that was found in the present-day Dominican Republic.
Discovery[]
It was first described by Vitali in 2009.[1] Prehistoric specimens were found in Dominican amber on Hispaniola, in the Caribbean.
References[]
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 22 May 2012.
Categories:
- Anelaphus
- Prehistoric beetles
- Burdigalian life
- Beetles of North America
- Miocene insects of North America
- Prehistoric insects of the Caribbean
- Fauna of Hispaniola
- Insects of the Dominican Republic
- Fossils of the Dominican Republic
- Extinct animals of the Dominican Republic
- Dominican amber
- Beetles described in 2009
- Anelaphus stubs