Stenaspidiotus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of leaf beetle}}
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| genus = Stenaspidiotus
| species = microptilus
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| parent_authority = Poinar, 2013
| authority = Poinar, 2013
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Stenaspidiotus is an extinct genus of leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. It contains a single species, Stenaspidiotus microptilus. It was erected in 2013 by George Poinar Jr.{{cite journal |title=Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition |journal=Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology |author1=Poinar Jr., G. |date=2013 |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=101–105 |doi=10.1080/08912963.2012.710443|bibcode=2013HBio...25..101P |s2cid=86500106 }}
Discovery
The type specimen was located in a fragment of amber from the Cordillera Septentrional in the Dominican Republic. The amber dates from between 15–20 to 30–45 million years ago.
Description
The adult beetle preserved in amber is 10.2 mm in length with a metallic brown-black colouration.
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Category:Beetles described in 2013
Category:Taxa named by George Poinar Jr.
Category:Monotypic prehistoric insect genera
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