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Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-19-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/fr-24-19-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
Research article
 | 
10 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 10 Feb 2021

The first described turtle beetles from Eocene Baltic amber, with notes on fossil Chelonariidae (Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea)

Vitalii I. Alekseev, Jerit Mitchell, Ryan C. McKellar, Mauricio Barbi, Hans C. E. Larsson, and Andris Bukejs

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Chelonarium dingansich Alekseev et Bukejs sp. nov., holotype, 6696 [MAIG], X-ray micro-CT volume rendering of the habitus Andris Bukejs and Kristaps Kairišs https://doi.org/10.5446/49580

Chelonarium andabata Alekseev et Bukejs sp. nov., holotype, RSKM P3000.141 [RSKM], X-ray micro-CT volume rendering of the habitus Jerit Mitchell, Mauricio Barbi, and Hans C. E. Larsson https://doi.org/10.5446/49584

Chelonarium andabata Alekseev et Bukejs sp. nov., holotype, RSKM P3000.141 [RSKM], X-ray micro-CT volume rendering of the habitus (without legs) Jerit Mitchell, Mauricio Barbi, and Hans C. E. Larsson https://doi.org/10.5446/49583

Chelonarium andabata Alekseev et Bukejs sp. nov., holotype, RSKM P3000.141 [RSKM], X-ray micro-CT volume rendering of the antennae Jerit Mitchell, Mauricio Barbi, and Hans C. E. Larsson https://doi.org/10.5446/49582

Chelonarium andabata Alekseev et Bukejs sp. nov., holotype, RSKM P3000.141 [RSKM], X-ray micro-CT volume rendering of the aedeagus Jerit Mitchell, Mauricio Barbi, and Hans C. E. Larsson https://doi.org/10.5446/49581

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Two new fossil species of turtle beetles have been identified from inclusions in Baltic amber (approx. 41–38 million years old). These beetles are the first described representatives of the family from this amber type and the first known turtle beetles from Europe. The paper also contains a discussion about possible association of the fossil turtle beetles with orchids in the Eocene amberiferous forest and remarks concerning fossil beetles of the group.
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