Abstract
A new species of soldier beetles of the subfamily Cantharinae, Cacomorphocerus meridionalis sp. nov., is described from Upper Eocene Rovno amber. It is the second time that a Cacomorphocerus species with 11-segmented antennae has been discovered. The status of the tribe Cacomorphocerini is discussed.
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