Noergaardia, Fanti & Damgaard, 2018

Fanti, Fabrizio & Damgaard, Anders Leth, 2018, Fossil soldier beetles from Baltic amber of the Anders Damgaard amber collection (Coleoptera Cantharidae), Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 18 (1), pp. 1-32 : 8

Genus Noergaardia n. gen.

Type species. Noergaardia dinae n. sp. The genus is at present monotypic.

Etymology. This genus is named in honour of the Danish author, journalist, debater and scriptwriter Lise Nørgaard + the Latin suffix - ia, as congratulation for her 100 th birthday (1917-2017) and in honour of her decades of contributions to the Danish cultural treasure chest. She is a pioneer in consumer journalism, has fought for women’s rights and equality and, with her strong personality, has influenced and impacted Danish culture. Gender: feminine.

Diagnosis. Long elytra covering the abdomen, pronotum without modified lateral margins, legs with 5-segmented tarsi and with the pretarsal claws equipped by small denticle, and unequal maxillary palpomeres with the last segment securiform, are typical of the subfamily Cantharinae . This genus is also characterised by 19-segmented antennae, antennal articles III-VIII dilated and saucer-shaped, IX rectangularelongated and the others filiform (unknown in any extant and fossil genera).