A new species of the genus Notocupes from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae)

A new species of the genus Notocupes from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Archostemata: Ommatidae)

A new ommatid beetle species, Notocupes denticollis sp. nov. is described based on a well-preserved male specimen in Cretaceous Burmese amber with the apex of the genitalia visible. The new species can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its pronotum with large denticles on the later...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cretaceous research 2020-04, Vol.108, p.104335, Article 104335
Hauptverfasser: Jiang, Zhuoyin, Li, Yingge, Song, Chengjun, Shi, Hongliang, Liu, Ye, Chen, Rui, Kong, Fanli
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Sprache:eng
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Genitalia
Myanmar
New species
Notocupedini
Ommatids
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Zusammenfassung:A new ommatid beetle species, Notocupes denticollis sp. nov. is described based on a well-preserved male specimen in Cretaceous Burmese amber with the apex of the genitalia visible. The new species can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its pronotum with large denticles on the lateral margins. The male genitalia of the new species are unique among all other studied ommatids.
ISSN:0195-6671
1095-998X
DOI:10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104335