A new extinct genus of the tribe Hedobiini (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) from Baltic amber

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Vitalii Alekseev
Andris Bukejs


Keywords : Eucradinae, Eocene, amber inclusion, paleoentomology, paleodiversity, new taxa.
Abstract

A new extinct monotypic genus of Ptinidae, Carstenium kensbargense gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on an inclusion in Baltic amber. The new taxon from a northern European Paleogene forest is compared with extant and extinct genera of the subfamily Eucradinae.

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Vitalii Alekseev, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Nevskogo street 14, Kaliningrad 236016. Russia

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Nevskogo street 14, Kaliningrad 236016. Russia

Andris Bukejs, Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University. Vienības street 13. Daugavpils LV-5401

Institute of Life Sciences and Technologies, Daugavpils University. Vienības street 13. Daugavpils LV-5401

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