2014•Zoology and EcologyRequires access

New fossil species of Ptinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Baltic amber (Tertiary, Eocene)

Vitalii I. Alekseev

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Eleven new species of death-watch and spider beetles from Baltic amber are described and illustrated: Ernobius varmicus sp. nov., E. barticus sp. nov., E. notangicus sp. nov., E. nadravicus sp. nov., Episernus palvenikensis sp. nov. (Ernobiinae); Dryophilus hoffeinsorum sp. nov., Homophthalmus kunnegsgarbensis sp. nov. (Dryophilinae); Dignomus regiomontanus sp. nov., Ptinus scalovicus sp. nov., P. burukovskyi sp. nov. and P. anastasiae sp. nov. (Ptininae). The newly described taxa are compared with the extinct and related extant representatives of the genera. New fossil records on Sucinoptinus sucini Bellés et Vitali, 2007, S. bukejsi Alekseev, 2012, and Ptinus (Gynopterus) balticus Bellés et Vitali, 2007 are presented. A check-list of all described fossil Ptinidae from Baltic amber is given.

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Key concepts: Baltic amber, Taxon, Biology, Extant taxon, Zoology, Ecology, Genus, Evolutionary biology