PaleoDB taxon number: 243897
Alternative combination: Buprestites scabriusculus
Full reference: O. Heer. 1879. Die Urwelt der Schweiz, Zweite Auflage 1-713
Belongs to Coleoptera according to A. Handlirsch 1906
Sister taxa: Acmaeodera perreaui, Adelidium, Adephaga, Adikia, Adynasia, Allognosis, Allopliosilpha, Anancaeon, Anapiptus, Ancylocheira liasina, Anepismus, Angelinella, Anhuistoma, Anhydrophilus, Anomerus, Anypostatus, Apheloodes, Apiaria, Apicasia, Apioderes, Apiopyrenides, Apistotes, Apsychus, Aptilotitus, Archostemata, Archosyne, Auchenophorites, Bareus, Bathygerus, Bellingera, Bellingeropsis, Blaptoides, Bostrichini, Bothroptera, Brachylaimon, Brachytrachelites, Brevispinnatus, Brodiola, Bruchelae, Bucklandula, Buprestium, Carabicina, Carabiques, Carabocera, Cardioides, Cebrionates, Cerambicini, Cerylonopsis, Chimaerocoleites, Chlaeniopsis, Chrysomelidium, Chrysomelophana, Cistela, Cistelites, Clerii, Clinomerus, Coccinellophana, Coleopteron, Coleopteron depressus, Coleopteron interpunctatus, Coleopteron laevigatus, Colymbetopsis, Coprophagi, Cretaceites, Cretofalselaterium, Cretogermen, Criocerina pristina, Critoderma, Cryptauchenia, Cucujipes, Curculidium, Curculionites, Curculionites liasinus, Curculiopsidae, Curculium, Cydnopsis nigromembranacea, Cyphospheron, Darbiopelta, Diachoristes, Diaperialae, Diaperidium, Diatarastus, Diatrypamene, Dicyphelus, Diphymation, Diplocelides, Diplothece, Doggeria, Dysarestus, Ecthlimma, Elateridopsidae, Elateridopsis, Elytrulum, Enamma, Entomocantharus, Entomophagi, Eocoleopteron, Episcepes, Epomenus, Erotilenae, Erotylites, Etheridgea, Euchroma arvernica, Eurynotellus, Eurysphinctus, Eusarcantarus, Explansimarginis, Flichea, Gastrodelus, Gastroratus, Geotrupini, Glaphoptera, Glaphyropterites, Glaphyropterula, Grahamelytron, Grasselites, Gurvanocoleus, Gyrinites, Gyrinulopsis, Halticophana, Harpalidium, Heeriaopsis, Helophoropsis, Helophorus exilis, Helophorus magnus, Helopidium, Helopii, Helopium, Helops atticus, Hubeicoleus, Hydrobius godeti, Hydrobius obsoletus, Hydrocanthares, Hydroicetes, Hydrophilites, Hydrophilus stenopterus, Hydroporopsis, Hydrous ebeninus, Hylesinus lineatus, Hyperomima, Ipidae, Jurodidae, Kamaroma, Katapiptus, Keleusticus, Kibdelia, Kryptophagus, Laimocenos, Lamiites, Lamiophanes, Laodiscis, Latridiites, Leioodes, Leptomites, Leptosolenophorus, Longimaxilla, Loxocamarotus, Macrogastri, Macrotrachelites, Malacodermi, Malacodermidae, Masselytron, Megacentrus, Megachorites, Melanophilites, Melanophilopsis, Menephiloides, Mesoncus, Mesorhynchophora, Mesotricupes, Mesotylites, Metanastes, Microcoleopteron, Microentomus, Mordellonae, Myxophaga, Nannoodes, Nebrioides, Necrophagi, Necticus minutus, Nitidulariae, Nubili, Omogongylus, Onkedodimus, Onthophagus luteus, Ooidellus, Ooperiglyptus, Ooperioristus, Oropseini, Oxycephalites, Oxytoroptera, Pachycoleon, Pachypleurites, Paklapwania, Palaeotrachys, Palaeotylinae, Pallax, Palpatores, Pantodapus, Paracurculium, Paragyrinus, Parasilphites, Parnidium, Parnosoma, Pedinosoma, Peltocoleops, Periboloptera, Peridosoma, Permocoleus, Petalocupes, Petrorophus, Phaulogyrinus, Pholipheron, Phytoplesion, Pimeliodes, Plastobuprestites, Plastonebria, Platyprosopi, Pleuralocista, Podabrus santaritensis, Polypamon, Polyphaga, Ponomarenkiidae, Prionophana, Prochrysomela, Proheuristes, Prophasis, Prosthecogmus, Prosthenostictus, Protocoleoptera, Protocuneus, Pselaphii, Pseudobuprestites, Pseudocarabites, Pseudocurculionites, Pseudocymindis, Pseudocyphon, Pseudoelateropsis, Pseudohydrophilites, Pseudoprionites, Pseudotelephorus, Pseudotenebrio, Pseudus, Ptiniores, Pyrochroophana, Rhomaleus, Rhynchophori, Saperda valdensis, Saprophagi, Scalopoides, Scarabaeides, Semiglobus, Sideriosemion, Silphidium, Sinoelaterium, Sitonites, Smodicoptera, Sojanocoleidae, Sphaericites, Sphaeridiota, Staphylini, Sternoxi, Stictulus, Strongylites, Strullendorfia, Telephorium, Tenebrionites, Tetillopsis, Tetragonides, Thurmannia, Toksunius, Tolype, Triadocoleopteron, Trichelepturgetes, Tridigitati, Tripsalis, Trixagites, Trochiscites, Trochmalus, Trogossitarii, Trypocoleus, Tychon, Ulomites, Velenovskya, Versicolores, Wollastonia, Xenogyrinus, Xylophagi, Xylotupia, Yanqingia, Zetemenos, Tachypus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Pechgraben in Oberösterreich, which is in a Hettangian carbonate limestone in the Gresten Formation of Austria
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