Species of two paleoendemic sap beetle genera of the Tribe Nitidulini (Nitidulidae: Coleoptera) from the Baltic and Dominican amber |
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Authors: | A G Kirejtshuk Jr" target="_blank">G PoinarJr |
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Institution: | (1) Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia;(2) Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA |
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Abstract: | Omositoidea gigantea Schaufuss, 1892 is redescribed; O. pubescens sp. nov. from the Baltic amber, Palaeometopia dominicana gen. et sp. nov. and P. colorata gen. et sp. nov. from the Dominican amber are described. The taxonomic position of the two genera and their probable bionomy are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Nitidulidae sap beetles Baltic amber Dominican amber |
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