The first extinct species of Acritus LeConte, 1853 (Histeridae: Abraeinae) from Eocene Baltic amber: a microscopic beetle inclusion studied with X-ray micro-computed tomography [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2021 Acritus sutirca sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber on the basis of one adult male specimen. As the first extinct member of the subfamily Abraeinae (Histeridae) and the smallest known fossil histerid specimen, this material was
V. I. Alekseev +3 more
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First record of Leptoomus janzeni Gibson (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) from Rovno amber [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2020 The large and distinctive chalcidoid wasp Leptoomus janzeni Gibson, 2008, originally described from late Eocene Baltic amber, is newly recorded from coeval Rovno amber (Ukraine) based on a single well-preserved female specimen.
Serguei A. Simutnik +2 more
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A new fossil species of the genus Bibio, with an update on bibionid flies from Baltic and Rovno amber (Diptera, Bibionidae) [PDF]
Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 2021 Species of Bibionidae from Baltic amber are reevaluated based on newly discovered material, and a key to the species is given. Bibio succineus sp. nov. is described based on one male specimen, this is the first Bibio named from Baltic amber. The males of
John Skartveit
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Janzenella theia Bremer & Talamas (Platygastroidea, Janzenellidae): a new species from Baltic amber [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021 A new species, Janzenella theia Bremer & Talamas, sp. nov., is described from Baltic amber, which is the second known species of the family Janzenellidae (Platygastroidea).
Jonathan Bremer +2 more
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A fossil Aspergillus from Baltic amber [PDF]
Mycological Research, 2005 A piece of Baltic amber (Tertiary, Eocene) contains an inclusion of a springtail (Collembola) which is overgrown by an Aspergillus species. The fossil fungus is described as A. collembolorum sp. nov. The excellent mode of preservation of the numerous conidiophores is remarkable and can be explained by sporulation in liquid resin.
Dörfelt, Heinrich +1 more
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A new species and a key to Isomira Mulsant, 1856 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) from Eocene Baltic amber [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2021 Based on a single well-preserved specimen from Eocene Baltic amber, a new comb-clawed beetle Isomira lobanovi sp. n. (Alleculinae: Alleculini: Gonoderina) is described and illustrated.
M.V. Nabozhenko, A. Bukejs
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A new species of Pheidole (Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Dominican amber with a review of the fossil records for the genus [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 Pheidole comprises approximately 1,000 extant species distributed worldwide, being particularly diverse in the New World. In addition to its high diversity and ecological prevalence, the genus is also characterized by the predominantly intraspecific ...
Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira +2 more
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Rhyacophila quadrata n. sp., a new caddisfly (Insecta, Trichoptera) from Eocene Baltic amber [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2008 Rhyacophila quadrata n. sp., a new fossil caddisfly, is described from Eocene Baltic amber. The new species belongs to the family Rhyacophilidae whose extant larvae prefer cool running-water habitats.
W. Wichard, C. Neumann
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Insects, 2021 Three new species of Paleoplatyura Meunier, 1899, i.e., Paleoplatyura agnieszkae sp. nov., P. miae sp. nov., and P. magnifica sp. nov., are described and figured. The concept of the genus is briefly discussed, and its systematic position is clarified.
Jan Ševčík +2 more
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Spongillaflies (Neuroptera, Sisyridae) in Baltic amber
Zootaxa, 2016 Two spongillaflies species are described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber: Paleosisyra minor n. sp. and Paleosisyra electrobaltica Wichard et al., 2009; the latter species was described based on a female and is now re-described in consideration of the male genitalia of two new male specimens.
Wilfried, Wichard +2 more
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