Attagenus yantarnyi sp. nov., a new species from Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
Journal Title: Baltic Journal of Coleopterology - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue 2
Abstract
Attagenus yantarnyi sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Upper Eocene Baltic amber of Yantarny village, Kaliningrad region, Russia. The new species is compared to a similar amber species, Attagenus hoffeinsorum Háva, Prokop & Herrmann, 2006. A list of known Dermestidae from Baltic amber is presented.
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Jiří Háva, Andris Bukejs
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