Blapsium
Blapsium is an extinct genus of beetles from the Jurassic period.[1] The only described species is Blapsium egertoni. Samples have been found at the Taynton Limestone Formation, also known as the Stonesfield Slate.[2]
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| Genus: | Blapsium Westwood, 1854 |
| Species: | B. egertoni |
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| Blapsium egertoni Westwood, 1854 | |
Blapsium was referred to Ommatidae (considered in the paper to be a subfamily of Cupedidae) in 2020.[3]
Sources
- Walker, Cyril Alexander; Ward, David (2002-01-01). Fossils. DK. p. 78. ISBN 9780789489845.
- United States Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1892-01-01.
- A. G. Kirejtshuk. 2020. Taxonomic review of fossil coleopterous families (Insecta, Coleoptera). Suborder Archostemata: Superfamilies Coleopseoidea and Cupedoidea. Geosciences 10:73 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]
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