A new fossil soldier beetle, Cacomorphocerus endecacerus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), is described from Baltic amber. Aside from its size (7.3 mm), a unique feature of the new species is the 11-segmented antennae with the second to eighth antennomeres saucer-shaped or irregular and the final 3 antennomeres elongate. All previous species in this genus possess 12 antennomeres. Updates of the description of the genus and tribe are provided.
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6 September 2019
A new fossil soldier beetle (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) of the genus CacomorphocerusSchaufuss, 1892 from Baltic amber
George Poinar,
Fabrizio Fanti
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Palaeodiversity
Vol. 12 • No. 1
January 2020
Vol. 12 • No. 1
January 2020
new species
palaeoentomology
Soldier beetle