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Issue: Vol. 2400 No. 1: 16 Mar. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-03-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2400.1.5
Page range: 49–56
Abstract views: 35
PDF downloaded: 3

New soldier beetles (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from the Eocene Baltic amber

Department of Biological Sciences, Academy of Physical Education Katowice, ul. Raciborska 1, 40-065 Katowice, Poland
Department of Environmental Biology, Rzeszów University, Aleja Rejtana 16c, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland
Coleoptera Insecta new genera new species fossils Eocene Baltic amber

Abstract

The paper presents description of new cantharid taxa from the inclusions in the Eocene Baltic amber: Hoffeinsensia jantarica gen. nov. and sp. nov., Sucinocantharis baltica gen. nov. and sp. nov., Malthinus danieli sp. nov., Malthodes sucinopenninus sp. nov. and Malthodes sucini sp. nov. The new genera are characterised by 12or 16-segmented antennae.

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