The first fossil Paussine (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Mexican amber |
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| Authors: | Mönica M Solórzano Kraemer |
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| Institution: | 1. Institut für Pal?ontologie, Universit?t Bonn, Nussallee 8, 53115, Bonn, Germany
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| Abstract: | Eohomopterus simojovelensis n. sp., the first fossil record of the subfamily Paussinae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Miocene amber of the Simojovel
area, Chiapas, Mexico, is described. The morphology of the new species is compared withEohomopterus poinari
Nagel, 1997 from Dominican amber as well as with extant representatives ofEohomopterus, and the biogeographical implications are discussed.
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| Keywords: | Mexican amber Chiapas Paussinae Eohomopterus Miocene biogeography taxonomy new taxon |
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