A new species of Cacomorphocerus Schaufuss, 1892 (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) from Baltic amber with a key to known species

[摘要] Cacomorphocerus eocenicus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) is described and illustrated on the base of one well-preserved specimen from Eocene Baltic amber. It is the sixth described species of this fossil genus, and it is characterized by possessing antennomeres 6-7 that are slightly modified and dilated (while antennomeres 3-9 are modified, and saucer-shaped in other known species). A key to the fossil species of Cacomorphocerus is here provided.

[学科分类] 地质学

[关键词] Andris Bukejs;Fabrizio Fanti;Ryan C. McKellar;soldier beetles;Cacomorphocerini;Paleogene;Eocene;fossil resin;new species