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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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Abstract

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.

George Poinar and Fabrizio Fanti "A new fossil soldier beetle (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) of the genus CacomorphocerusSchaufuss, 1892 from Baltic amber," Palaeodiversity 12(1), 99-105, (6 September 2019). https://doi.org/10.18476/pale.v12.a9
Received: 3 June 2019; Accepted: 6 August 2019; Published: 6 September 2019
KEYWORDS
new species
palaeoentomology
Soldier beetle
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