Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-22-65-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-22-65-2019
Research article
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13 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 13 Sep 2019

Dignoptinus, a new genus for fossil Dignomus regiomontanus Alekseev from Eocene Baltic amber, and new status for Bruchoptinus Reitter and Pseudoptinus Reitter (Coleoptera: Ptinidae)

Vitalii I. Alekseev, Andris Bukejs, and Xavier Bellés

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Short summary
The current paper describes a new fossil genus of spider beetles from Baltic amber (Eocene, 34–55 million years old). This fossil resin can be found throughout the Baltic Sea coastal area in northern Europe (Kaliningrad region, Russia; Poland; Denmark; Sweden; Germany; and Lithuania). The examined fossil material is housed in the private collection of Christel and Hans Werner Hoffeins (Hamburg, Germany).
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