Rhopalomma

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Rhopalomma
Temporal range: Tithonian
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Rhopalomma

Ashman et al, 2015
Binomial name
Rhopalomma stefaniae
Ashman et al, 2015

Rhopalomma is an extinct genus of Ommatine beetle. It is known from a single species, Rhopalomma stefaniae described from the Upper Jurassic (Tithonian) Talbragar fossil locality in New South Wales, Australia.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Ashman, Lauren G.; Oberprieler, Rolf G.; Ślipiński, Adam (2015-06-26). "Rhopalomma stefaniae gen. et sp. n., the first ommatid beetle from the Upper Jurassic in Australia (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae)". Zootaxa. 3980 (1): 136–142. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3980.1.8. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26249943.
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