Two new fossil representatives of Eurypinae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Mycteridae) from Eocene Baltic amber and placement of Neopolypria nigra Abdullah, 1964
Two new species of Eurypinae (Coleoptera: Mycteridae) are described from Eocene Baltic amber from the Kaliningrad Region, Russia: Glesoconomorphus nachzehrer gen. et sp. nov. and Omineus febribilis sp. nov. The first new fossil taxon displays affinity to recent members of the Neotropical Conomorphus-Stilpnonotus lineage, and the second species was placed into the present-day eastern and southeastern Asian genus Omineus Lewis. The fossil Neopolypria nigra Abdullah, 1964 (Baltic amber) is moved from Mycteridae and placed as incertae sedis within Tenebrionoidea Latreille, 1802.
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FGBOU VO Kaliningrad State Tech Univ, Dept Zootech, Sovetsky Av 1, Kaliningrad 236000, RussiaFGBOU VO Kaliningrad State Tech Univ, Dept Zootech, Sovetsky Av 1, Kaliningrad 236000, Russia
Alekseev, Vitalii I.
Bukejs, Andris
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Daugavpils Univ, Inst Life Sci & Technol, Vienibas Str 13, Daugavpils, LatviaFGBOU VO Kaliningrad State Tech Univ, Dept Zootech, Sovetsky Av 1, Kaliningrad 236000, Russia