Blapsium
| Blapsium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Genus: | Blapsium Westwood, 1854 |
| Species: | B. egertoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Blapsium egertoni Westwood, 1854 | |
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]
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.
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