<i>Dignoptinus</i>, a new genus for fossil <i>Dignomus regiomontanus</i> Alekseev from Eocene Baltic amber, and new status for <i>Bruchoptinus</i> Reitter and <i>Pseudoptinus</i> Reitter (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)
oleh: V. I. Alekseev, V. I. Alekseev, A. Bukejs, X. Bellés
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| Diterbitkan: | Pensoft Publishers 2019-09-01 |
Deskripsi
<p>The holotype of <i>Dignomus regiomontanus</i> Alekseev, 2014, from the Eocene Baltic amber (Tertiary, Paleogene), is re-examined and re-described. <i>Dignoptinus</i> gen. nov. is proposed to place this species. <i>Bruchoptinus</i> Reitter, 1884, and <i>Pseudoptinus</i> Reitter, 1884, described as subgenera of <i>Ptinus</i> Linnaeus, 1767, are the closest relatives of the new fossil genus. These two subgenera are proposed as independent genera: <i>Bruchoptinus</i> Reitter, 1884 stat. nov. and <i>Pseudoptinus</i> Reitter, 1884 stat. nov. Forty-four new combinations for the species of these genera are proposed.</p>