Hoffeinsensia, Kuśka, Antoni & Kania, Iwona, 2010

Kuśka, Antoni & Kania, Iwona, 2010, New soldier beetles (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from the Eocene Baltic amber, Zootaxa 2400, pp. 49-56 : 50

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.194072

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6196997

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9D4F87E3-FFC7-B106-FF1A-FEF2FC35816E

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Plazi

scientific name

Hoffeinsensia
status

gen. nov.

Genus Hoffeinsensia gen. nov.

Type species: Hoffeinsensia jantarica sp. nov.

Diagnosis. Antennae 12-segmented. In contrast to Sucinorhagonycha Kuśka, 1996 also with 12-segmented antennae, this new genus with antennal segments 3rd to 7th dilated and saucer-shaped. Legs typical to subfamily Cantharinae , elongate and flattened with tarsi 5-segmented and bases of pretarsal claws having small denticles.

Etymology. The generic name is given to honor the owners of amber inclusions collection – Christel and Hans Werner Hoffeins from Hamburg, Germany. Gender: feminine.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cantharidae

SubFamily

Cantharinae

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