A new fossil species of the extinct tribe Mimoplatycini Kazantsev, 2013 (Coleoptera Cantharidae)

Autor:	Fabrizio Fanti, Francesco Parisi
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Lycidae biology Paleontology Zoology Soldier beetle Eocene Tribe (biology) biology.organism_classification Amber Mimoplatycis New taxon Geography Character (mathematics) Species level Baltic amber Mimicry Malthininae
Zdroj:	Annales de Paléontologie. 105:119-122
ISSN:	0753-3969
DOI:	10.1016/j.annpal.2019.04.002
Popis:	A new fossil species from the Eocene Baltic amber of the extinct tribe Mimoplatycini Kazantsev, 2013 (Cantharidae Malthininae), is illustrated and described here. Mimoplatycis marchettii sp. nov. is characterized by a transverse but interrupted carina in the middle of pronotum. The tribe is known from Baltic and Rovno amber, and the pronotum with carinae similar to Lycidae could be interpreted as mimicry. The pronotal shape is here indicated as a diagnostic character of the species level.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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