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- Title
First extinct species of the genus Holoparamecus (Coleoptera: Merophysiidae: Holoparamecinae) from Eocene amber deposits.
- Authors
REIKE, Hans-Peter; ALEKSEEV, Vitalii I.; GRÖHN, Carsten; ARLT, Tobias; MANKE, Ingo
- Abstract
Holoparamecus (Blumenus) hoffeinsorum Reike & Alekseev sp. nov. and H. (Blumenus) paschalis Reike & Alekseev sp. nov., two fossil representatives of the family Merophysiidae, are described on the basis of specimens from Bitterfeld and Baltic amber. The newly described species are illustrated and compared with related extant representatives of the genus. Phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography was used for the first time to study a member of this family. New combinations and synonymy, as well as a check-list and identification key are proposed for the species included in the subgenus Blumenus Belon.
- Subjects
EXTINCT insects; BEETLES; ENDOMYCHIDAE; TAXONOMY; BIOLOGICAL classification
- Publication
Studies & Reports - Taxonomical Series, 2020, Vol 16, Issue 1, p241
- ISSN
1805-5648
- Publication type
Article