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Pyrochroophana major HANDLIRSCH, 1906

Pyrochroophana major HANDLIRSCH, 1906
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Pyrochroophana major HANDLIRSCH, 1906
Pyrochroophana major HANDLIRSCH, 1906
Pyrochroophana major HANDLIRSCH, 1906

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Here is a very large fossil beetle that is most certainly the species Pyrochroophana major.
The body is close to 37 mm long and the cover wings (elytra) are 25 mm long.
It is to mention that systematic research on fossil beetles species of the lithographic limestone still is a subject of scientific controversy. 

Location:

Eichstätt, Solnhofen, Germany
Size of Plate:about 136 x 115 mm
Age:Upper Jurasic , Malm zeta (about. 150 Mill. years)

Product no.: 7196