Balticeler kerneggeri gen. nov., sp. nov., an enigmatic Baltic amber fossil of the ground beetle subfamily Trechinae (Coleoptera, Carabidae)

Balticeler kerneggeri gen. nov., sp. nov., is described based on six fossil specimens preserved in Eocene Baltic amber and imaged using light microscopy and X-ray micro-computed tomography. Based on certain characters observed in the fossil species it is considered a “middle grade” Carabidae, outsid...

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Main Authors: Joachim Schmidt, Stephan Scholz, David R. Maddison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-06-01
Series:Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:https://dez.pensoft.net/article/66181/download/pdf/