New fossil cerambycids (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) from Baltic amber belonging to the collection Hoffeins
Journal Title: Baltic Journal of Coleopterology - Year 2014, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
Three new fossil cerambycid species from Baltic amber, Pedostrangalia (s. str.) pristina sp. n. (Lepturinae, Lepturini), Japanopsimus balticus sp. n. (Cerambycinae, Opsimini), and Stenhomalus hoffeinsorum sp. n. (Cerambycinae, Obriini) are described and compared to extant congeners and fossil allied taxa. The extant Laotian species Hypoeschrus simplex Gressitt & Rondon, 1970 is transferred to the genus Japonopsimus Matsushita, 1935 as follows: Japanopsimus simplex (Gressitt & Rondon, 1970) comb. n.
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Francesco Vitali
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