The Pseudogarypidae are a small family of

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s. Most recent species are found in

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, while one species is

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Species

* '' Neopseudogarypus'' J.C.H. Morris, 1948 :* '' Neopseudogarypus scutellatus'' J.C.H. Morris, 1948 —

* '' Pseudogarypus'' Ellingsen, 1909 :* '' Pseudogarypus banksi'' Jacot, 1938 —

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, northeastern United States :* '' Pseudogarypus bicornis'' (

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, 1895) :*

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'' Pseudogarypus extensus'' Beier, 1937 —

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;

Baltic amber Baltic amber or succinite is amber from the Baltic region, home of its largest known deposits. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that this forested region provided the re ...

:* † '' Pseudogarypus hemprichii'' ( C. L. Koch & Berendt, 1854) — fossil; Baltic amber :* '' Pseudogarypus hesperus'' J.C. Chamberlin, 1931 —

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:* '' Pseudogarypus hypogeus'' Muchmore, 1981 — Arizona :* † '' Pseudogarypus minor'' Beier, 1947 — fossil; Baltic amber :* '' Pseudogarypus orpheus'' Muchmore, 1981 —

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:* '' Pseudogarypus spelaeus'' Benedict & Malcolm, 1978 — California :* †'' Pseudogarypus synchrotron'' Henderickx, Tafforeau & Soriano, 2012 - fossil; Baltic amber

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog
Pseudogarypidae
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