Abdera rikojotensis Alekseev, 2014

Alekseev, Vitalii Igorevich & Bukejs, Andris, 2021, Fossil Melandryidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from Eocene Baltic amber of the Sambian peninsula: new genus, six new species, new records and key to described taxa, Zootaxa 4965 (1), pp. 142-166 : 161

Abdera rikojotensis Alekseev, 2014

Material examined. One specimen with collection number 4419/207 [ KRAM]; Baltic amber, adult, female, complete specimen with protruding ovipositor (1.5 mm long) and partially exposed metathoracic wings. Body length of the specimen is 3.1 mm. The beetle inclusion is preserved in a medium-sized, yellow, partially polished and partially covered by surface cracks piece of transparent amber with dimensions of 16×12× 5 mm without supplementary fixation. Syninclusions are absent.

One specimen with collection number MMO 1 7657/946 [ MWO]; Baltic amber, adult, sex unknown, complete specimen. Body length of the specimen is 3.8 mm. The beetle inclusion is preserved in a yellow, polished piece of transparent amber with dimensions of 15×10× 5 mm without supplementary fixation. Syninclusions are represented by few stellate fagacean trichomes.

One specimen with collection number MMO 1 7657/1250 [ MWO]; Baltic amber, adult, male, complete specimen with partially exposed metathoracic wings and genitalia. Body length of the specimen is 4.2 mm. The beetle inclusion is preserved in a yellow, polished piece of transparent amber with dimensions of 50×21× 6 mm without supplementary fixation. Syninclusions are represented by few small detrital particles.