Myamalycocerus vitalii: A new genus and species of soldier beetle in Burmese amber (Coleoptera Cantharidae)

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• 作者：Fabrizio Fanti^a ; ^{fantifab@alice.it} ; Sieghard Ellenberger^b ; ^{info@burmese-amber.com}
• 关键词：Cantharidae ; Burmese amber ; Cretaceous ; New genus ; New species
• 刊名：Cretaceous Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：71
• 期：Complete
• 页码：166-169
• 全文大小：2361 K
• 卷排序：71

文摘

A new fossil soldier beetle Myamalycocerus vitalii gen. et sp. nov., is described and illustrated from an inclusion in Upper Cretaceous Burmese amber (Myanmar). It differs from all extant genera that have elytra adorned with small striae by possessing raised punctation, very probably an ancient character as it is absent among current species. It differs from the fossil Ornatomalthinus Poinar et Fanti, by the long elytra and relief points which are less raised and more numerous. This new genus appears vaguely related (not necessarily phylogenetically) to the current genus Lycocerus Gorham.