New genus and species of the tribe Opatrini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae) from the lowermost Eocene amber of Paris Basin

A.G. Kirejtshuk, M.V. Nabozhenko and A. Nel

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute RAS, 2010, 314(2): 191–196 · https://doi.org/10.31610/trudyzin/2010.314.2.191

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Abstract

Eupachypterus eocenicus gen. et sp. nov. from the Lowermost French Eocene Amber is described. The genus is most similar to the genera Neopachypterus and Pseudolamus from the tribe Opatrini by the shape of trochanters, but differs in the large eyes, presence of a row of spines along protibiae, very long spurs of protibiae (about as long as tarsomere 3), narrow subcylindrical apical maxillary palpomere, shape of apical labial palpomere and acute apex of penis trunk.

Key words

Lowermost Eocene French amber, Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, new genus, new species

Submitted January 12, 2010 · Accepted June 1, 2010 · Published June 25, 2010

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