Unveiled: The first evidence of the subfamily Eurygeniinae LeConte, 1862 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Anthicidae) in Eocene Baltic amber

Dmitry Telnov; Vitalii Alekseev

doi:10.11646/palaeoentomology.9.4.8

Unveiled: The first evidence of the subfamily Eurygeniinae LeConte, 1862 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Anthicidae) in Eocene Baltic amber

Dmitry Telnov
, Vitalii Alekseev

The Natural History Museum, London
Daugavpils University
Kaliningrad Regional Amber Museum

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Abstract

A new, extinct representative of the tribe Eurygeniini LeConte, 1862, Stereopalpus succinorepertus sp. nov., is described, diagnosed, and illustrated based on a well-preserved inclusion from Eocene Baltic amber. The extinct beetle species is compared with related extant and extinct members of the tribe. The present-day extent of occurrence of the genus Stereopalpus is schematically mapped.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	364-373
Journal	Palaeoentomology
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/palaeoentomology.9.4.8
Publication status	Published - Aug 2026
Externally published	Yes

OECD Field of Science

1.6 Biological Sciences

Keywords

Cenozoic
Paleogene
ant-like flower beetles
fossil resin
new species
paleobiogeography
paleodiversity

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Unveiled: The first evidence of the subfamily Eurygeniinae LeConte, 1862 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Anthicidae) in Eocene Baltic amber

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