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. 2018 Jun 29;4442(1):153-160.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.1.8.

A new extinct species of Ataenius Harold from Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

Andris Bukejs  1 , Vitalii I Alekseev
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A new extinct species of Ataenius Harold from Baltic amber (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae)

Andris Bukejs et al. Zootaxa. .

Abstract

Fossil records of Scarabaeidae in Eocene amber deposits are scarce. Previously, only three species were known from Baltic amber. Based on well-preserved specimens, an additional extinct species of Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae), Ataenius damzeni Bukejs Alekseev, new species is described and illustrated from this Lagerstätte. A key to the species of Scarabaeidae that have been described from European Eocene amber is provided.

Keywords: Coleoptera, beetles, palaeontology, palaeoethology, Paleogene, fossil resin, key.

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