Author:
Alekseev Vitalii I.,Mitchell Jerit,McKellar Ryan C.,Barbi Mauricio,Larsson Hans C. E.,Bukejs Andris
Abstract
Abstract. Chelonariidae, or turtle beetles, are rarely represented in the
fossil record. Two new extinct species of this thermophilous coleopteran
family, Chelonarium andabata Alekseev and Bukejs sp. nov. and Ch. dingansich Alekseev and Bukejs sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Eocene Baltic amber using
X-ray micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). They are the first formally
described species of turtle beetles from Eocene Baltic amber and the first
known European representatives of this family. Based on modern habitats of
the group, the presence of the plants with which their larvae are associated
(epiphytic orchids) is proposed in the Eocene amber forest. The Eocene
Florissant Formation fossil Chelonarium montanum Wickham, 1914, which was originally placed within
Chelonariidae, is discussed based on its original description, and placement
as incertae sedis within Byrrhoidea is proposed for this compression fossil
(http://zoobank.org/References/C2EE164D-59DD-42FE-937D-B01C78DCD228, last access: 8 February 2021).
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