Saperda florissantensis

(Saperda florissantensis)

Description

Saperda florissantensis is an extinct species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, that existed in what is now the United States during the Miocene. It was described by Wickham in 1916.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Family:Cerambycidae

Genus:Saperda

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