A new genus of limnichidae coleoptera from baltic amber. Spahr 1981 in the systematic catalogue mentioned from amber only following genera apate, bostrichus, lyctus and rhizopertha. A new genus of limnichidae coleoptera from baltic amber andreas putz, carles hernando and ignacio ribera putz, a. Cossoninae is described from the late eocene rovno amber. Oise amber has eight species, baltic amber has 118 species, and rovno amber has 16 species. The paper deals with the descriptions of three new genera, one new subgenus and eleven new species of the superfamilies scirtoidea, cleroidea, and cucujoidea suborder polyphaga originated. Cantharidae in burmese, baltic and dominican amber article pdf available may 2016 with 343 reads how we measure reads.
Stephanopachys species from baltic amber coleoptera. Media in category insecta preserved in baltic amber the following 200 files are in this category, out of 227 total. Media in category images from balticamber beetle the following 81 files are in this category, out of 81 total. New fossil species of trichodesma leconte, 1861 coleoptera.
The results of research on fauna and spreading of groundbeetles coleoptera. New genera and species of curculionid beetles from the baltic amber, pseudoglaesotropis martynovi gen. Biodiversity of fossils in amber from the major world deposits. The newly described genus is compared with all known fossil and extant closely related genera of the subfamily ripidiinae. The first erotylidae of the subfamily xenoscelinae from the late eocene baltic amber, warnis tvanksticus gen. The amber is dated between late eocene and early miocene, and suggested to be contemporaneous to baltic amber. Leaf beetle over 20 other arthropods inclusions in burmite amber. Insect frass in baltic amber suomen geologinen seura. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The 124 specimens studied in the preparation of this paper represent all of the anobiidae known to have been collected in micronesia.
Coleoptera, dermestidae, megatominae from baltic amber. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. New soldier beetles coleoptera, cantharidae from the eocene baltic amber. Rare specimen fossil belong to bostrichoidea superfamily. New taxa of baltic amber false darkling beetles coleoptera. The species is the first fossil piestine discovered as an amber inclusion. The baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called baltic amber or succinite. Morobe province the median longitudinal impression of the pronotum is lacking, the tarsi are distinctly paler than the rest of the body, the lateral constriction of the pronotum is much deeper in lateral view.
Fossil soldier beetles from baltic amber of the anders. It differs from its congeners in the tribe troglopini in the primitive sculpture of the male facial area as a longitudinal narrow depression between. A few species are pests, causing damage to wooden furniture and house structures, notably the deathwatch beetle, xestobium rufovillosum, and the common furniture beetle, anobium punctatum. They include the lower cretaceous burmese amber ornatomalthinus elvirae gen. May 01, 2017 a replacement name is established to remove homonymy between a genus of ripidiine beetles ripiphoridae in mideocene baltic amber and a group of extant longhorn beetles cerambycidae from southeast asia. The beetle coleoptera fauna of the insect limestone. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
The precise paleoenvironmental conditions of the burmese amber forest have not yet been fully established, but palynological study is indicative of a humid, warm, temperate climate. They are most active at dusk and will continue activity through the night. All 142 known species of curculionoidea in eocene amber are documented, including one species of nemonychidae, 16 species of anthribidae, six species of belidae, 10 species of rhynchitidae, species of brentidae, 70 species of curcuionidae, two species of platypodidae, and 24 species of scolytidae. Anthicidae of the baltic amber tomoderus nigerrimus uhmann, 1999 papua new guinea. A new electribius crowson, 1973 species from baltic amber. Palaeontologia electronica new fossil species of trichodesma leconte, 1861 coleoptera. Insects free fulltext the oldest representative of. New beetles of the suborder polyphaga from the lowermost. New fossil spider beetles from baltic amber coleoptera. Alekseev abstract based on a wellpreserved specimen from eocene baltic amber kaliningrad region, russia, trichodesma fennosarmatica sp. The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed. A study of coleoptera from the baltic amber is necessary for solving problems of evolution and the phylogeny of recent groups and also to understand presentday distribution of recent taxa. The diversity of pinaceae pollen cones from baltic. Aldc a l d c coleoptera mexican, dominican, baltic, new.
Fossil mesozoic and cenozoic weevils coleoptera, obrienioidea, curculionoidea a. Beetle in amber extreme cretaceous coleoptera from myanmar. Legalov institute of systematics and ecology of animals, siberian branch, russian academy of sciences, ul. Crichtonia macleani, a new genus and species of the hedobiini coleoptera. Altogether 420 genera 191 extinct and 229 extant from 78 families are listed from.
Media in category images from balticamberbeetle the following 81 files are in this category, out of 81 total. Anthicidae from the baltic amber article pdf available in latvijas entomologs 52. Jan 22, 2017 two new genera and three new species of softwinged flower beetles coleoptera, malachiidae are described from rovno and baltic eocene amber. Ptinidae from eocene baltic amber collected in the kaliningrad region, russia.
A new genus and species of soldier beetle from upper. Such a discovery is rare in baltic amber staphylinidae, which are generally rather modern at the genus or subtribe level. It dates from 44 million years ago during the eocene epoch. In this paper, the authors describe and illustrate four new fossil genera and fifteen new fossil species of soldier beetles from baltic amber belonging to the collection. In this paper, a new genus and species of the tribe belopini reitter, 1917 subfamily lagriinae latreille, 1825 from baltic amber are described. Anders leth damgaard and, link to this file baltic amber coleoptera, cleridae length 10 mm. Eocene baltic amber collected in the kaliningrad region, russia. New fossil spider beetles from baltic amber coleoptera ptinidae. Ptinidae from eocene baltic amber collected in the kaliningrad. A new genus and species of soldier beetle from upper cretaceous burmese amber coleoptera, cantharidae, malthininae. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. A monograph of the baltic amber bees and evolution of the. Insecta preserved in baltic amber wikimedia commons.
The first record of the subfamily xenoscelinae coleoptera. Measurements due to the position of the inclusion which is not available in dorsal view, and strong deformation specimen is flattened. Burmese amber is thought to be the product of a coniferous tree belonging to the cupressaceae or araucariaceae, which existed in a moist tropical environment. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 100,000 tons of amber. Anthicidae from the baltic amber dmitry telnov stopinu novads, darza iela 10, lv2, dzidrinas, latvia. A replacement name for the baltic amber ripidiine genus. A new genus and species of soldier beetle from upper cretaceous burmese amber coleoptera. Mckellar no static citation data no static citation data cite. Pdf new findings of five weevil species in baltic amber are given.
The diverse rove beetle tribe staphylinini was found to be represented in baltic amber by six species from four major clades, one of which was resolved by phylogenetic analysis as an isolated and extinct new higher lineage. Since the host is a false blister beetle of the genus oedemera olivier, 1789, there are implications about the preferred habitat of the phoretic springtail and the preservation allows new insights into the grasping mechanism used by springtails for phoresy. A new upper cretaceous genus and species of soldier beetles, archaeomalthodes rosetta gen. Anobiidae 2 they prefer to reside in dark or dimly lit cracks, nooks and crevices but become active and fly readily in bright, open areas, probably in an attempt to find refuge. As in the anthribidae, the labrum appears as a separate segment to the clypeus, and the maxillary palps are long and projecting. May 31, 2016 new soldier beetles cantharidae are described from amber deposits in burma myanmar, the baltic region and the dominican republic. New subgenus and three new species of soldier beetles from the eocene of. Today, more than 90% of the worlds amber comes from kaliningrad oblast of russia. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Fossil soldier beetles from baltic amber of the anders damgaard amber collection coleoptera cantharidae.
Cantharidae, anobiidae, curculionidae from the baltic amber. Jiri hava department of forest protection and entomology, faculty of forestry and wood sciences, czech university of life sciences kamycka 1176, cz165 21, prague 6 suchdol, czech republic. New beetles of the suborder polyphaga from the lowermost eocene french amber insecta. Pdf the following new species from baltic amber are described and illustrated. Coleoptera, cantharidae from the eocene baltic amber biotaxa. Rovno amber, occasionally called ukrainian amber, is amber found in the rivne oblast and surrounding regions of ukraine and belarus. Details a new fossil featherwing beetle from baltic amber. Representatives of this family are common in baltic amber and well. Hedobiini coleoptera, anobiidae from the baltic amber. Key to fossil malthininae, with description of two new species in baltic amber coleoptera cantharidae. Coleoptera from this outcrop is important because its biotic composition is very differ ent from those of the two other large amber deposits with more or less comparable age baltic and rovno amber.
Current knowledge of coleoptera insecta from the lowermost. The compiled checklist contains 434 species from 149 extinct and 8. Anobiidae from the baltic amber volume 78, page 23 new genera of old world sphecidae hymenoptera. A new electribius crowson, 1973 species from baltic amber coleoptera. The fauna is predominantly composed of longtongued bees, but some shorttongued bees are represented in the families halictidae, paleomelittidae, and melittidae. Two new genera and three new species of softwinged flower beetles coleoptera, malachiidae are described from rovno and baltic eocene amber. New beetle species coleoptera, cantharidae, curculionidae from the baltic amber. Major exploration and mining of the amber did not start until the 1990s. The oise amber and the paleocene lacustrine outcrop of menat 56 myr old originated from the time of climatic stasis and at the earlier stages. Nemonychidae is a small family of weevils, placed within the primitive weevil group because they have straight rather than elbowed antennae. Contributions to the palaeofauna of ptinidae coleptera known from baltic amber by andris bukejs, vitalii i. Anthicidae of the baltic amber latvia, upper eocene.
Inge lehmann 18881993, an excellent danish seismologist and geophysicist. The new genus is distinguished from closely related xenoscelis woll. Pdf fossil beetles coleoptera from baltic amber in the. The possibilities to find insect frass and excrement among. Media in category baltic amber coleoptera the following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. The larvae of a number of species tend to bore into wood, earning them the name woodworm or wood borer. Baltic amber is the worlds most wellknown source of amber dated from late eocene to early oligocene between 35 to 45 ma. Fossil piestine staphylinids are extremely rare, with only two definite species known to date. The distinctive morphological characters of the new genus are. A new fossil soldier beetle, cacomorphocerus endecacerus sp. First record of a fossil trinodes larva from baltic amber. Carabidae in baltic countries xviii xx and tendencies in new millenium.
A new species of diochus from baltic amber coleoptera. Olemehlia krali, a new genus and species of ripidiinae. This species is the first record of this tribe in eocene amber. Annals of the upper silesian museum in bytom entomology 3. The beetle coleoptera fauna of the insect limestone late.
Coleoptera in baltic amber tertiary, eocene article. Although not a requirement of the license, if you use this image in print or media other than the web, i would appreciate it if you let me know. The new species is distinguished from all known species of the genus by its longer rostrum. Bees in baltic amber are generally allied with groups currently inhabiting subsaharan africa and southeast asia, a biogeographic pattern common to many baltic amber groups. The distribution of the genus xylolaemus is interesting and unusual for baltic amber fauna. New soldier beetles cantharidae are described from amber deposits in burma myanmar, the baltic region and the dominican republic. It differs from its congeners in the tribe troglopini in the primitive sculpture of the male facial area as a longitudinal narrow depression. In the present article, two new species from baltic amber are described. The beetle coleoptera fauna of the insect limestone late eocene, isle of wight, southern england volume 110 issue 34 alexander g. A fourth specimen of a fossilized phoretic springtail has been observed in baltic amber. The paper describes jantarokrama utilis kovalev et kirejtshuk, gen. Pdf new findings of weevils coleoptera, curculionioidea. New heteromerous beetles coleoptera from the baltic amber of eastern prussia and gum copal of zanzibar.
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